Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

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Saint Lucia

Castries vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 16.6% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Castries
Groceries: pay 90.2% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Castries
Housing: pay 40.5% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Castries
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Castries

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Castries. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Castries.

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Castries vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$9.25 EC$25.00	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$8.33 EC$22.50	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$1.94 EC$5.25	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.97 EC$2.62	+11.4%
Average			-17.2%

Beirut vs. Castries - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$1.86 EC$5.02	+111.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.61 EC$15.17	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$7.75 EC$20.95	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$4.61 EC$12.47	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$4.10 EC$11.09	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$3.89 EC$10.50	+179.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.75 EC$2.02	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$3.70 EC$10.00	+395.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$6.66 EC$18.00	+878.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$1.54 EC$4.17	+175.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.93 EC$2.50	+29.8%
Average			+90.2%

Beirut vs. Castries - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.83 EC$15.75	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	??
Average			-12.9%

Beirut vs. Castries - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.5% less for housing

	Beirut	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$48.60 EC$131.33	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$345.35 EC$933.33	-30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$94.32 EC$254.90	-46.9%
Average			-40.5%

Beirut vs. Castries - Cost of housing

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Beirut	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$212.76 EC$575.00	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	??
Average			-68.8%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.78 EC$7.50	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$3.70 EC$10.00	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$9.25 EC$25.00	+208.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$41.63 EC$112.50	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$5.55 EC$15.00	-44.5%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Beirut	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$83.25 EC$225.00	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$50.88 EC$137.50	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$111.01 EC$300.00	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$111.01 EC$300.00	-7.5%
Average			-1.5%

Beirut vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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