Cost of living comparison
Canada is 37.7% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Canada instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,879
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,426
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,286
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,578
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,842
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,765
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,412
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,839
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,041
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,871
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,784
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,792
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,448
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,605
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,633
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,485,131
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,895
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,640,512
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,876,825
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,955,557
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,769,695
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,247,089
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,009,655
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,351
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,002
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,670
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,112,338
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,400,349
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,360,414
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,329,964
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,060,931
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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