Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.2 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Washington instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,303
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,813
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,394
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,276
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,567
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,770
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,509
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,391
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,812
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,028
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,859
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,780
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,785
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,442
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,601
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,586
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,266,920
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,758
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,639,885
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,869,067
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,951,566
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,767,722
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,243,287
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£456,958,917
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,326
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£233,976
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,615
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,111,881
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,303
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,399,528
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,359,819
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,328,818
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,059,592
|
$164.61
|
|
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