Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 74.2% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
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