Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 17.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
|
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