Cost of living comparison
Rome is 24.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Rome instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 54.7% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
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