Cost of living comparison
Greece is 20.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Greece instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,562
|
$14.81
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$9.01
€8.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,388
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,458
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,003
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,480
|
$6.52
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,296
|
$6.06
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,707
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,546
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,265
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,998
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,447
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,417
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,347
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,007
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,015
|
$7.81
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,833,389
|
$41.23
€38.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,132,422
|
$27,791.92
€25,618.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,512
|
$14.64
€13.50
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,528,168
|
$31.73
€29.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,040,589
|
$529.13
€487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,025,956
|
$406.38
€374.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,948,568
|
$178.34
€164.39
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,069,721
|
$350.75
€323.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,197,982
|
$6,658.30
€6,137.53
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,336
|
$4.23
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,035
|
$3.51
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,830
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,441,256
|
$46.53
€42.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$8.93
€8.23
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,485,453
|
$83.80
€77.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,855,602
|
$41.12
€37.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,647,314
|
$86.78
€79.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,541,767
|
$96.32
€88.79
|
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