Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 20.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Washington, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
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