Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 13.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Australia, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Australia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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