Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 37.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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