Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 60.5% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 72.5% more for groceries
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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