Beirut vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	80
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	2.42M	737K

The cost of living in Beirut is 57% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4463rd and 142nd ($1353 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Seattle

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	Beirut	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$28950

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1106
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1005
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$865
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$842
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$676
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$675
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1973
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1770
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1766
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1934
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1870
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1930
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1856
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1981
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1909
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$385
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1887
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$446
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$740
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2136
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$449
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173