Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 78.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£590,685
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£286,846
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,104
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,365
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£655,517
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,298,118
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,031
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,351
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£111,815
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,665
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,698
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,667
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,344
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,517
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£418,786
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,961,518,748
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,230,407
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,629,129
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,735,813
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,882,998
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,733,835
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,177,978
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£456,087,401
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£222,900
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£233,530
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£497,664
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,104,039
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,385,415
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,349,597
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,309,118
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,036,592
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
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