Beirut vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
88
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
488K

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4577th and 1247th ($1261 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5475th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$23184

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808