Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 67.5% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,562
|
$8.11
₩11,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$5.90
₩8,060
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,388
|
$1.53
₩2,084
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,458
|
$0.82
₩1,123
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,003
|
$3.09
₩4,224
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,480
|
$6.06
₩8,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,296
|
$8.19
₩11,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,707
|
$3.27
₩4,472
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,546
|
$4.76
₩6,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,265
|
$3.12
₩4,263
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,998
|
$1.57
₩2,149
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,447
|
$2.58
₩3,527
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,417
|
$2.72
₩3,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,347
|
$1.91
₩2,607
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,007
|
$1.42
₩1,934
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,015
|
$4.69
₩6,407
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,833,389
|
$45.15
₩61,712
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,132,422
|
$27,815.53
₩38,015,486
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,512
|
$9.44
₩12,897
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,528,168
|
$23.52
₩32,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,040,589
|
$873.53
₩1,193,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,025,956
|
$528.87
₩722,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,948,568
|
$140.47
₩191,980
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,069,721
|
$381.75
₩521,738
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,197,982
|
$20,838.36
₩28,479,793
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,336
|
$3.69
₩5,038
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,035
|
$3.88
₩5,298
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,830
|
$3.32
₩4,534
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,441,256
|
$52.67
₩71,978
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$11.06
₩15,113
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,485,453
|
$60.77
₩83,058
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,855,602
|
$44.72
₩61,114
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,647,314
|
$85.92
₩117,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,541,767
|
$127.28
₩173,949
|
|
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