Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 47.2% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,918
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,441
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£657,967
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£242,253
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,233
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£102,045
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,858
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,898
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,536
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,680
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£420,352
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,733
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,403
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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