Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.0% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Athens, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.62
L£591,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$3.22
L£287,394
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.01
L£90,276
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.18
L£105,567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$7.35
L£656,770
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$25.78
L£2,302,509
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.11
L£188,391
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.71
L£241,812
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.25
L£112,028
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.14
L£101,859
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
L£42,780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.69
L£61,785
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.58
L£51,442
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.49
L£43,601
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$4.70
L£419,586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$22,000.00
L£1,965,266,920
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$13.80
L£1,232,758
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$63.14
L£5,639,885
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$782.14
L£69,869,067
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$402.46
L£35,951,566
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$198.90
L£17,767,722
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$383.33
L£34,243,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$5,115.38
L£456,958,917
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.50
L£223,326
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.62
L£233,976
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$5.58
L£498,615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$46.03
L£4,111,881
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$82.83
L£7,399,528
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$60.00
L£5,359,819
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$115.62
L£10,328,818
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$135.00
L£12,059,592
|
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