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Saint John's vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 31.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 70.1% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 27.2% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$13.88 EC$37.50	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$11.10 EC$30.00	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$2.07 EC$5.60	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.96 EC$2.58	+25.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$2.78 EC$7.50	+270.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$4.07 EC$11.00	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$8.40 EC$22.71	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$5.37 EC$14.50	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.69 EC$9.98	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$2.96 EC$8.00	+223.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$1.11 EC$3.00	+67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$3.70 EC$10.00	+514.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$3.70 EC$10.00	+632.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$1.30 EC$3.50	+211.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$1.30 EC$3.50	+135.1%
Average			+193.8%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$6.29 EC$17.00	+79.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$51.53 EC$139.27	+171.2%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Beirut	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$77.58 EC$209.67	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$99.04 EC$267.65	-28.9%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 70.1% less for childcare

	Beirut	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-70.1%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.85 EC$5.00	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$3.95 EC$10.67	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$61.67 EC$166.67	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$6.20 EC$16.75	-38.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Beirut	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$50.00 EC$135.13	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$74.00 EC$200.00	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	??
Average			-27.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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