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Beirut vs Byblos

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Under balanced weights Byblos edges it, 54 to 53, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Beirut is stronger on nothing outright; Byblos on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 53 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 53 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 3.6 of 53 points (scores 29/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 53 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 8.3 of 53 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.6 of 53 points (scores 69/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 53 points (scores 62/100)53
Beirut
out of 100

Resilient Mediterranean city with legendary food

Full Beirut profile →Where to stay in Beirut →
Safety: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 2.7 of 54 points (scores 22/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 54 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 54 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 54 points (scores 62/100)54
Byblos
out of 100

One of the world's oldest harbours, 40 km up the coast from Beirut

Full Byblos profile →Where to stay in Byblos →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBeirutByblos
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety4747
Healthcare6565
Internet29 ✓22
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around5055 ✓
Climate6767
Air quality6977 ✓
Quality of life6262

Cost

MetricBeirutByblos
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBeirutByblos
Homicides per 100k2.642.64
Political stability (0–100)43.443.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)6767
Life expectancy74.3 yrs74.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBeirutByblos
Download3.8 Mbps ✓2.4 Mbps
Upload2.9 Mbps ✓2.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricBeirutByblos
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricBeirutByblos
Non-stop airport destinations5656
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricBeirutByblos
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.519 µg/m³15.2 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Beirut or Byblos?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Beirut or Byblos safer?
Beirut scores higher on safety (47 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Beirut or Byblos?
Beirut: a measured median of 3.8 Mbps versus 2.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.