Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 95.3% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Suva, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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