Beirut vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
737K

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4447th and 145th ($1195 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$29730

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210