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Moroni vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 30.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Moroni

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and clothing in Moroni are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Moroni. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$6.42 KMF2,730	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$8.30 KMF3,529	+3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.04 KMF442	-40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.67 KMF285	-11.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.59 KMF251	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$4.02 KMF1,708	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$17.01 KMF7,228	+174.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$5.23 KMF2,223	+71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$2.38 KMF1,013	+160.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.95 KMF829	+285.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$2.13 KMF905	+411.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$1.46 KMF621	+165.5%
Average			+153.4%

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Beirut	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$11.89 KMF5,055	+239.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$33.58 KMF14,271	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	-43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$8.93 KMF3,796	-53.0%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Beirut	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$76.92 KMF32,690	+102.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$759.19 KMF322,657	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$630.71 KMF268,054	+69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$89.32 KMF37,960	-35.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Beirut	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$415.80 KMF176,717	+14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	+137.1%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.09 KMF462	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$1.83 KMF779	-44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$35.88 KMF15,248	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$6.79 KMF2,884	-32.1%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Beirut	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$63.07 KMF26,805	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$63.07 KMF26,805	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$114.46 KMF48,647	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$88.77 KMF37,726	-13.7%
Average			+3.4%

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