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Nassau vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Nassau is 93.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Nassau
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Nassau
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Nassau
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Nassau
Childcare: pay 41.1% more in Nassau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Nassau
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Nassau

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Nassau are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nassau.

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Nassau vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Beirut	Nassau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$38.75 BSD38.75	+222.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$12.00 BSD12.00	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$3.30 BSD3.30	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.00 BSD2.00	+129.3%
Average			+103.3%

Beirut vs. Nassau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Nassau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$5.68 BSD5.68	+546.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.20 BSD5.20	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$15.22 BSD15.22	+105.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$7.63 BSD7.63	+113.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$8.25 BSD8.25	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.55 BSD2.55	+83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.60 BSD1.60	+110.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$2.41 BSD2.41	+222.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$4.84 BSD4.84	+611.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$1.33 BSD1.33	+138.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$2.43 BSD2.43	+240.4%
Average			+157.4%

Beirut vs. Nassau - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Nassau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.73 BSD5.73	+41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$150.00 BSD150.00	+93.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$30,000.00 BSD30,000.00	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$32.00 BSD32.00	+39.1%
Average			+15.8%

Beirut vs. Nassau - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Beirut	Nassau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$109.75 BSD109.75	+189.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$1,490.00 BSD1,490.00	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$2,000.00 BSD2,000.00	+302.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$303.97 BSD303.97	+71.3%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 41.1% more for childcare

	Beirut	Nassau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$877.81 BSD877.81	+28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$16,450.00 BSD16,450.00	+54.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Nassau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.00 BSD5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$5.50 BSD5.50	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$15.00 BSD15.00	+400.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$196.00 BSD196.00	+130.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$20.00 BSD20.00	+100.0%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Beirut	Nassau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$48.33 BSD48.33	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$120.00 BSD120.00	+143.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$130.00 BSD130.00	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$133.33 BSD133.33	+11.1%
Average			+16.0%

Beirut vs. Nassau - Cost of clothing

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