Lebanon / Middle East
Beirut is Lebanon's coastal Mediterranean capital metro, with dense historic neighborhoods, banking and services heritage, and a strongly diaspora-linked economy. Beirut is a middle east city of about ~2.2M metro in Lebanon. On the composite city-intelligence score, Beirut sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).
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Composite profile
64/100
Use the Beirut profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and coastal-Mediterranean signals alongside other Levantine and Mediterranean metros — confirm current operating conditions via official Lebanese publishers.
64/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
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Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 64/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 70/100 | Beirut's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 60/100 | Beirut's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 56/100 | Beirut's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 60/100 | Beirut's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 60/100 | Beirut's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 56/100 | Beirut's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 56/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Beirut has a moderate safety estimate (55/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Beirut has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (61/100) across our combined indicators.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Beirut scores moderate for family living (58/100).
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Beirut is moderate for remote workers (65/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Beirut is moderate for retirement (64/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.
Local public safety guidance for Beirut, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Beirut, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Lebanon emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Beirut, with national-level information from Lebanon where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Beirut, see the Lebanon healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Beirut, with national-level context from Lebanon where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Beirut, see the Lebanon transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Beirut. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Beirut will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
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Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Beirut drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — good quality of life (61/100) and a tourism economy economy.
Good (58/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about $1,100/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, government, hospitality.
A mediterranean climate, averaging about 19.8°C.
Higher education is good (64/100).
Healthcare access is good (60/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (66/100).
No major nature destinations are indexed within day-trip range.
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Beirut's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Beirut's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Beirut's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Beirut's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Beirut's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Beirut's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Beirut — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Beirut — Mediterranean climate, annual average 19.8°C, comfort score 93/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Beirut — tourism economy, economy score 60/100, key industries including tourism, government, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Beirut — regional education center, education score 62/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Beirut — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 60/100, retirement score 66/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Estimate a monthly budget for Beirut using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Beirut using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Beirut. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Beirut, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Beirut has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (61/100) across our combined indicators. Visitors can also reach nature such as nearby parks and countryside within weekend range.
Beirut has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (61/100) across our combined indicators. It indexes 61/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Beirut spends roughly $1,100 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near $586. Overall the city is more affordable than average for Lebanon. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Beirut is moderate for remote workers (65/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
Beirut's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, finance and professional services and technology. Beirut has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, government and hospitality.
Beirut offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 58/100.
Beirut is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Engineering, Computer Science and Environmental Sciences.
Beirut offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and relatively affordable living.
Beirut has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 60/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Beirut offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 66/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and day-to-day services.
Beirut has a mediterranean climate, averaging about 19.8°C annually with roughly 800 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jul.
Beirut has a moderate safety estimate (55/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.
Beirut indexes a walkability score of 78 and a cycling score of 59 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Beirut has limited indexed nature destinations within day-trip range.
Beirut scores moderate for family living (58/100).
Beirut rates 33/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 41/100 for green space.
Use the Beirut profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and coastal-Mediterranean signals alongside other Levantine and Mediterranean metros — confirm current operating conditions via official Lebanese publishers. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (70/100) and air quality (60/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Lebanon country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Beirut appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.