Beirut vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
88
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
488K

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4691st and 1263rd ($1165 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.4 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 4996th and 40th 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
$8.92
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$23136

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767