Beirut vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
737K

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4691st and 206th ($1165 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263