Beirut vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$605	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	2.42M	9.67M

The cost of living in Beirut is 6% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4326th and 4104th ($1255 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4772nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Seoul

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	Beirut	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$20197

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$912
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$798
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$776
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1681
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1616
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1531
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1502
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1655
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1600
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1645
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1593
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1732
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1652
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$679
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1576
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$417
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2138
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$386
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019