Beirut vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
88
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
488K

The cost of living in Beirut is 41% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4447th and 1692nd ($1195 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5118th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666