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Lebanon

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Guernsey

Saint Peter Port vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 67.3% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 77.4% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Saint Peter Port

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

Saint Peter Port vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$20.48 £15.37	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$9.88 £7.41	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$2.87 £2.15	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.42 £1.82	+177.8%
Average			+43.2%

Beirut vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.4% more for groceries

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$2.14 £1.61	+143.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.53 £5.65	+35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$9.14 £6.86	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$5.90 £4.42	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$5.59 £4.20	+16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.15 £1.61	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.05 £0.79	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$2.96 £2.22	+296.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$1.58 £1.19	+132.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$1.30 £0.97	+131.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.10 £0.82	+54.2%
Average			+77.4%

Beirut vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$8.12 £6.09	+101.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$35.02 £26.27	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$25.80 £19.36	+12.2%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$55.83 £41.89	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+150.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+355.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$103.58 £77.71	-41.6%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+206.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+86.2%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$6.94 £5.21	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$4.82 £3.62	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$17.18 £12.89	+472.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$73.34 £55.03	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$11.89 £8.92	+18.9%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Beirut	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$102.41 £76.84	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$29.73 £22.31	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$116.73 £87.58	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$89.20 £66.92	-25.7%
Average			-13.1%

Beirut vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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