Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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