Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.7% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Italy instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,918
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,441
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£657,967
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£242,253
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,233
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£102,045
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,858
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,898
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,536
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,680
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£420,352
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 53.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,733
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,403
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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