Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.5 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Bern instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
|
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