Beirut vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$605	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	2.42M	690K

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4326th and 96th ($1255 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4772nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beirut	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979