Beirut vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$555
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1011
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
2.42M
919K

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4691st and 4810th ($1165 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 2.5 months in Seongnam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 4996th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$21935

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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 Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1087
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$988
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1025
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1461
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$970
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1142
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$990
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1077
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1025
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$936
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1008
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$941
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1049
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$966
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1067
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1036
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1041
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$989
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1020
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$968
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1140
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1222
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$839
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1025
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1567
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1098
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$997
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1027
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1111
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1098