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Beirut

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Beirut offers a unique mix of rich history, art, and nightlife, with a liberal attitude uncommon in the region. The city is filled with rooftops and bars like SKYBAR and B 018, making for memorable nights out. There’s a strong creative and cultural presence, with plenty of street art and a resilient, hospitable local population. For digital nomads or travelers, the mobile internet (4G) is fast and local SIMs are affordable if bought in the city, not the airport. The airport is conveniently close to the center, with low taxi fares if paying in local currency.

However, Lebanon is in the midst of a significant financial and infrastructure crisis. Visitors need to be prepared to carry large amounts of local currency, as credit cards are rarely accepted. Electricity is inconsistent and mostly powered by generators, with downtime daily. Payment apps like Uber work, but payment must be made in cash, and fares are often higher than shown due to exchange rate discrepancies. Despite these challenges, Beirut remains a captivating destination for those willing to make the effort. It’s best to plan practically around the current economic issues.

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57 years ago

A city in the grip of a financial crisis (Feb 2023), plus other calamities, so requires a bit more effort to do stuff than many places. But IMO worth the effort. You have to carry cash around and lots of bills as worth 1/40th of what they were a few years ago. You can't really use cards anywhere, except dollar ATMs and some supermarkets.
Electricity mostly from generators, which have downtime a few hours a day. You need to check the daily hours of supply for the building before booking a place.
4G internet good 30+Mbps. Wired internet variable. Local SIM, I got a Touch Lebanon one with 20GB data for about $25/month. Pricier if you buy at the airport.
Airport close to city centre. $10-15 taxi fare.
Uber and Bolt work but you must assign payment as cash and it will be more than the app says, because of the high downward volatility of the LBP currency. Some classier cafes or restaurants will take USD notes but mostly you need LBP.
Heaps of culture and history. Heaps of street art. A heartful people who have suffered insanely but still keep going, shows you the power of the human spirit to survive and thrive.
I like the place and will be back in summer.

3 years ago

Beirut is a place where ideas are formed, and where art, culture, cuisine and an ardour for life thrive. Bars, restaurants and clubs come and go more frequently than the snow on the mountain peaks that form a backdrop to the city. But finding the new places - only to later realise they have vanished - is what makes for singular, memorable nights on these warm shores of the Mediterranean. Unlike in many other capitals in the region, there is a liberal attitude towards drinking in Beirut, where you will find a wide selection of cocktails and beers. The new tower blocks built after the civil war ended in 1990 have provided no end of rooftop bars - one of the first and biggest is SKYBAR- but it divides opinions thanks to its strict door policies and high prices. Alternatively try B 018, a nightclub with a retractable roof opening onto the stars, and known for its liberal attitude and dance music.

8 years ago

✅ Liberal nightlife

✅ Rich culture and history

✅ Friendly and resilient people

✅ Good 4G internet

✅ Airport close to city

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Safe for women

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Severe financial crisis

❌ Limited credit card use

❌ Unreliable electricity

❌ Volatile currency

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Very slow internet

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ Not family friendly

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Air quality

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72 US AQI

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54 US AQI

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Remote workers

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Haifa

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🌤 Feels 17° 63° 16° 61° AQI 35

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Homs

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⭐️ OverallAll

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✈️11min

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Hama

Syria

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 22

✈️16min

$3,828 / mo

12 Mbps

Tel Aviv

Israel

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 58 😷

✈️17min

$5,986 / mo

16 Mbps

Amman

Jordan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 38

✈️18min

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Ramallah

Palestine

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 59°

✈️18min

$3,232 / mo

7 Mbps

Jerusalem

Israel

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 59° AQI 39

✈️19min

$5,396 / mo

16 Mbps

Nicosia

Cyprus

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 16° 60° AQI 56 😷

✈️19min

$3,303 / mo

11 Mbps

Limassol

Cyprus

⭐️ OverallAll

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 22

✈️20min

$4,066 / mo

12 Mbps

Aleppo

Syria

⭐️ OverallAll

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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°

✈️23min

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1 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55° AQI 65 😷

✈️5h

$5,686 / mo

22 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 67 😷

✈️9h

$1,528 / mo

24 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° AQI 78 😷

✈️3h

$4,206 / mo

11 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 82 😷

✈️4h

$4,075 / mo

27 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 63 😷

✈️4h

$4,685 / mo

34 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°

✈️16h

$5,669 / mo

84 Mbps

Detroit, MI

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌦 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°

✈️13h

$4,858 / mo

39 Mbps

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 27° 81°

✈️2h

$2,691 / mo

8 Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 93 😷

✈️17h

$2,142 / mo

12 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️12h

$7,131 / mo

28 Mbps

Munich

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 49° AQI 46

✈️3h

$4,375 / mo

27 Mbps

Utrecht

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌫 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 81 😷

✈️4h

$4,645 / mo

32 Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 9° 48° 10° 49° AQI 72 😷

✈️1h

$1,664 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 56° AQI 129 😷

✈️3h

$2,605 / mo

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° AQI 78 😷

✈️3h

$4,206 / mo

🌇 Also went here64 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 113 😷

✈️3h

$3,655 / mo

🌇 Also went here48 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 82 😷

✈️4h

$4,075 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 63 😷

✈️4h

$4,685 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 79 😷

✈️4h

$7,440 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 88 😷

✈️4h

$5,408 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55° AQI 65 😷

✈️5h

$5,686 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°

✈️5h

$4,512 / mo

🌇 Also went here50 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 38

✈️5h

$3,947 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 43° 109° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 67 😷

✈️9h

$1,528 / mo

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 42° 108° 33° 91° 🥵

✈️10h

$1,611 / mo

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Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 32° 89° 🥵

✈️11h

$4,391 / mo

🌇 Also went here47 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️12h

$7,131 / mo

🌇 Also went here50 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	0.56/5 (Rank #1334) 142 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Bad
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,260 / mo
📡 Internet	🤬 Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C60°F (feels 15°C59°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 72%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 61 US AQI
👌 Safety	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very low: $700 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Sprawling: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 19x19m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Great
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Lebanon
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	2 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 15°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (72%) = feels 15°C 59°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 61 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100,000 LBP in USD	USD 1.11
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	LBP 10,000,000 = USD 111
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💻 Best coworking space	Coworking +961
💻 Best alt. coworking space	AltCity
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	1,160,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	22,231 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	470,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,400 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ empty: 19x19m (361m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Beirut Flats
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	MEA
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Turkish

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,260 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$423 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$50 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$14 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,358 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,637 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$468 / month
🏠 Median home price	$1
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$110 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$54 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	0 / month
🍛 Dinner	$0
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$0
☕️ Coffee in cafe	0
👩‍🏫 International school	$0.00 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	0 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	0 / trip