Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.2 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Paris instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP717,863
|
$19.49
€18.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP628,130
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,823
|
$3.72
€3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,739
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,228
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP460,957
|
$11.66
€10.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP576,143
|
$5.86
€5.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,330
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP297,499
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,439
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,162
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,554
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,544
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,441
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,123
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP317,031
|
$7.76
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,852,147
|
$92.05
€85.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,243,322,884
|
$32,489.61
€30,081.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,211,394
|
$23.63
€21.87
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,542,729
|
$32.31
€29.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,262,594
|
$1,462.11
€1,353.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,132,153
|
$1,074.44
€994.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP17,003,068
|
$171.90
€159.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,163,197
|
$829.69
€768.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP372,391,599
|
$16,485.47
€15,263.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,199
|
$7.58
€7.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,749
|
$4.52
€4.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP205,488
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,458,752
|
$41.22
€38.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,130
|
$14.08
€13.04
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,509,523
|
$102.11
€94.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,871,215
|
$44.38
€41.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,678,336
|
$110.05
€101.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,575,665
|
$156.00
€144.43
|
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