Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.8 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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