Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 61.4% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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