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Victoria vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 57.4% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 91.8% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 97.5% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 91.8% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$15.17 SCR204.94	+40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$11.80 SCR159.40	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$2.27 SCR30.71	+29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$2.67 SCR36.07	+250.1%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 97.5% more for groceries

	Beirut	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.63 SCR22.05	+118.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$16.42 SCR221.85	+224.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$6.80 SCR91.94	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$3.77 SCR51.01	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.64 SCR35.63	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.96 SCR12.91	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$1.30 SCR17.56	+95.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.02 SCR13.77	+69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$2.67 SCR36.02	+427.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.83 SCR11.15	+98.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.77 SCR10.45	+40.4%
Average			+97.5%

Beirut vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Beirut	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$5.31 SCR71.74	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$24.27 SCR327.90	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$22.92 SCR309.68	+20.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Beirut	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$137.06 SCR1,852.03	+261.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$907.20 SCR12,258.98	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$752.68 SCR10,170.98	+102.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$103.71 SCR1,401.37	-25.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Beirut	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	+34.2%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$3.87 SCR52.31	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$4.62 SCR62.37	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$22.69 SCR306.56	+789.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$93.08 SCR1,257.76	+40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$6.74 SCR91.08	-32.6%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Beirut	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$59.55 SCR804.64	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$25.78 SCR348.39	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$84.50 SCR1,141.91	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$82.90 SCR1,120.16	-19.4%
Average			-24.3%

Beirut vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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