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Seoul vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 36.4% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Seoul
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Seoul are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Seoul. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$8.49 ₩12,461	-21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.30 ₩9,242	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.64 ₩2,405	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.78 ₩1,146	+2.4%
Average			-11.8%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$3.24 ₩4,752	+332.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$6.79 ₩9,969	+34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$7.85 ₩11,517	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.93 ₩4,303	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$4.67 ₩6,851	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$3.45 ₩5,057	+276.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$1.52 ₩2,237	+129.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$2.35 ₩3,451	+290.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$2.77 ₩4,069	+448.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$1.62 ₩2,376	+289.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$1.30 ₩1,904	+135.5%
Average			+178.9%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Beirut	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$4.43 ₩6,502	+26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$45.99 ₩67,498	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$25,072.36 ₩36,796,951	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$10.50 ₩15,410	-44.7%
Average			-20.8%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$20.56 ₩30,169	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$925.55 ₩1,358,372	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$559.33 ₩820,889	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$118.88 ₩174,474	-14.7%
Average			-0.1%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$360.15 ₩528,564	-0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$21,667.04 ₩31,799,193	+250.2%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$3.54 ₩5,192	-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$3.70 ₩5,427	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$3.18 ₩4,673	+24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$56.34 ₩82,680	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$10.61 ₩15,577	+6.1%
Average			+3.4%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$49.77 ₩73,037	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$39.49 ₩57,958	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$74.94 ₩109,988	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$99.06 ₩145,381	-3.7%
Average			-19.7%

Beirut vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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