Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palikir instead of Beirut, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
?? |
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