💰 Cost of Living
Average monthly expenses for a digital nomad
🏠 Accommodation
🍜 Food & Dining
🚗 Transportation
🎯 Other
⚡ Digital Nomad Essentials
Everything you need to work remotely from Beirut
📶 Internet
☁️ Weather
✈️ Transport
🛂 Visa
✓Advantages
- ✓Rich Mediterranean culture with layers of history, nightlife and café culture in a compact city
- ✓Lower everyday costs than many European capitals for food, rent and going out (in USD terms)
- ✓Strong café scene with many laptop-friendly spots in Gemmayze, Mar Mikhael and Hamra
- ✓Several modern coworking hubs such as BDD, antwork and Berytech with fast, prioritised internet
- ✓Excellent Levantine food, specialty coffee and bar scene for a relatively small city
- ✓Warm, social locals and a large Lebanese diaspora passing through
- ✓Easy access to mountain towns, coastal villages and wineries on weekend trips
✗Disadvantages
- ✗Ongoing economic and political crises with frequent electricity cuts and fuel issues; most places rely on private generators and solar
- ✗Security situation and regional tensions mean many governments issue strong travel advisories for Lebanon
- ✗Internet speeds are lower than global averages and can drop during power rationing, especially outside premium spaces
- ✗Currency volatility and dual pricing (USD vs local Lira) can make budgeting confusing for newcomers
- ✗Healthcare system has been under strain and serious issues may require evacuation insurance
- ✗Limited public transport; most people rely on taxis, ride-hailing apps or rental cars
- ✗Smaller, more transient digital-nomad scene compared with regional hubs like Dubai or Istanbul
💼 Top Coworking Spaces
Best places to work in Beirut
Beirut Digital District (BDD)
📍 Nassif El Yazigi Street, Bachoura, Beirut Digital District • 80 Mbps • Meeting rooms
antwork Beirut
📍 Spears Street, Hamra / multiple campuses in Beirut • 70 Mbps • Meeting rooms
Berytech Co-working (BDD Campus)
📍 BDD Campus, Beirut • 60 Mbps • Meeting rooms
HEXA Lebanon
📍 Beirut (multiple sites / see website) • 50 Mbps • Meeting rooms
Servcorp Beirut
📍 Beirut Central District (premium office tower) • 70 Mbps • Meeting rooms
☕ Best Cafes to Work From
Laptop-friendly cafes with good WiFi
Urbanista Gemmayze
📍 Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Kalei Coffee Co. (Mar Mikhael)
📍 Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Cafe Younes (Hamra)
📍 Hamra
The Living Room
📍 Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Aaliya's Books
📍 Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Starbucks Hamra
📍 Hamra
🏘️ Best Neighborhoods
Where to stay in Beirut
Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Trendy, walkable strip east of downtown known for heritage buildings, bars, restaurants and cafés like Urbanista and Kalei. Popular with creatives and younger expats, though still recovering from the port explosion.
Hamra
Busy, central neighbourhood around the American University of Beirut with a mix of students, expats and locals. Many cafés, bookshops, bars and mid-range apartments, plus access to the Corniche seafront.
Beirut Central District
Rebuilt downtown area with modern apartments, offices and seafront access. Quieter at night than Hamra or Gemmayze but close to coworking hubs like BDD and Servcorp.
Achrafieh
Historically Christian, hilltop district east of downtown with a mix of old mansions and modern towers. Quieter back streets, neighbourhood cafés and quicker access to the mountains than the western districts.
🏛️ Top Attractions
Best things to do in Beirut
Beirut Corniche
Seafront promenade running along the Mediterranean, popular for sunset walks, jogging and people-watching. A classic way to unwind after a day of work and grab street snacks or coffee along the way.
National Museum of Beirut
Lebanon's main archaeological museum, showcasing artefacts from Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine and later periods. Well-curated and air-conditioned, it is a good half-day cultural break from screens.
Sursock Museum & Ashrafieh Streets
Contemporary and modern art museum housed in a historic villa, surrounded by narrow Ashrafieh streets with stairs, old houses and cafés. A favourite area for photography and slow neighbourhood walks.
Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael Nightlife
Cluster of bars, restaurants and cafés stretching along Gouraud and Armenia streets. Ideal for bar-hopping, live music and late dinners, with many spots where you can transition from laptop to cocktails.
Pigeon Rocks (Raouche)
Iconic rock arches in the sea at the western edge of Beirut. Best enjoyed from the clifftop cafés or by walking along the Corniche to watch the sunset over the Mediterranean.
Byblos (Jbeil) Old Town & Port
Historic coastal town about an hour from Beirut, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Features a harbour, Crusader castle and narrow streets filled with restaurants and bars.
Jeita Grotto
Spectacular limestone cave system north of Beirut with underground lakes and illuminated stalactites and stalagmites. Frequently cited as one of Lebanon's top natural attractions.
Chouf Mountains & Deir el-Qamar
Mountain region southeast of Beirut with traditional stone villages, palace complexes and cedar forests. Cooler than the coast in summer and popular for weekend escapes from the city.
🛡️ Safety & Healthcare
What to know about safety and medical care
🚨 Safety
🏥 Healthcare
💬 What Nomads Say
Real reviews from digital nomads
"I spent two months in Beirut working remotely and it was one of the most intense and rewarding experiences of my nomad life. The café culture is incredible – I worked a lot from Urbanista in Gemmayze and Kalei in Mar Mikhael and always met interesting people. Costs were manageable paying mostly in dollars and my apartment in Hamra was cheaper than in Europe. On the other hand, power cuts and the general economic situation are impossible to ignore, so you need to be flexible and okay with a bit of chaos."
"I based myself at BDD for a month while testing a product with local partners. The work environment at the coworking spaces is solid: good internet, backup power and a motivated tech community. Outside that bubble, day-to-day life is more challenging than in most places I have worked, with traffic, noise, and the constant reminder of the economic crisis. I would recommend Beirut for experienced nomads or founders who have a specific reason to be here, not as an easy first remote-work destination."
"Beirut completely won me over with its food, nightlife and people, but I never fully relaxed about safety and infrastructure. I loved walking the Corniche at sunset and then going for mezze with friends, yet there were also nights when the power cuts, dark streets and news alerts made me rethink staying longer. If you come with good insurance, realistic expectations and a bit of resilience, it can be a fascinating base for a while."
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