Beirut vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$7694
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2066
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$4004
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$724
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$5811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
690K

The cost of living in Beirut is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4691st and 93rd ($1165 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 6th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$23453

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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 Washington

Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2537
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2279
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2436
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2505
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2777
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2417
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2299
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2675
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2575
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2626
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2447
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2583
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2504
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3236
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2775
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2664
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2599
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2807
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2917
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2363
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2238
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2405
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2223
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2498
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2281
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2202
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1823
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2887
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2693
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2619
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2140
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1955
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2294
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$1975
122 km or 76 mi York
$1948