Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 7.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$6.62
L£591,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$3.22
L£287,394
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.01
L£90,276
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.18
L£105,567
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.35
L£656,770
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$25.78
L£2,302,509
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.11
L£188,391
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$2.71
L£241,812
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.25
L£112,028
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.14
L£101,859
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.48
L£42,780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.69
L£61,785
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.58
L£51,442
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.49
L£43,601
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$4.70
L£419,586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$22,000.00
L£1,965,266,920
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$13.80
L£1,232,758
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$63.14
L£5,639,885
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$782.14
L£69,869,067
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$402.46
L£35,951,566
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$198.90
L£17,767,722
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$383.33
L£34,243,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$5,115.38
L£456,958,917
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$2.50
L£223,326
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$2.62
L£233,976
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.58
L£498,615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$46.03
L£4,111,881
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$82.83
L£7,399,528
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$60.00
L£5,359,819
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$115.62
L£10,328,818
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$135.00
L£12,059,592
|
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