Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 32.1% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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