Beirut vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3302
🏠 One person rent
$555
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 9% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 4691st and 5138th ($1165 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Lebanon and South Korea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.6 months in Incheon. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4996th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$8666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$6871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$4.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$27144

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Cities near Beirut

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 Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$966
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$990
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1025
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1003
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$988
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$970
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1087
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1127
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1020
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1085
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$936
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$941
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1074
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1025
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1084
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1057
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1142
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$968
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$989
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1077
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1041
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1027
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1222
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1036
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1562
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$839
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1140
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$997
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1098
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$1043
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1134