Beirut vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
88
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
488K

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1221st ($1353 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Lebanon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5682nd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Edinburgh

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Beirut Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$26404

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892