Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 1.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$8.00
LBP715,886
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$0.78
LBP70,035
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$5.14
LBP459,688
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$6.42
LBP574,556
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$2.17
LBP193,795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$3.32
LBP296,680
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$0.61
LBP54,289
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$0.57
LBP51,021
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$0.37
LBP33,462
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$0.44
LBP39,435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$0.33
LBP29,360
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$0.40
LBP36,024
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$3.53
LBP316,158
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,237,144,325
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
|
pay 57.7% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$771.88
LBP69,071,831
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$369.23
LBP33,040,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$189.49
LBP16,956,238
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$325.00
LBP29,082,876
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,365,958
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$2.48
LBP222,135
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,841
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$107.86
LBP9,651,680
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$117.86
LBP10,546,538
|
|
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