Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 67.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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