Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 34.7% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 25.1% more in Beirut
Groceries
pay 11.1% more in Beirut
Transportation
pay 55.1% more in Beirut
Housing
pay 86.7% more in Beirut
Childcare
pay 45.6% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.2% more in Beirut
Clothing
pay 34.6% more in Beirut

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Beirut are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.1% more for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.45
R$39.60
$10.82
LBP967K
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.52
R$34.65
$8.00
LBP715K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.59
$1.76
LBP157K

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
R$8.97
$0.75
LBP66,902
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
R$25.02
$5.06
LBP453K
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
R$20.19
$6.20
LBP554K

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pay 55.1% more for transportation

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
R$23.16
$3.51
LBP313K
Monthly public transit pass $45.47
R$241.58
$72.50
LBP6M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,087.28
R$139K
$35,000.00
LBP3B

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pay 86.7% more for housing

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.51
R$114.30
$37.92
LBP3M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $445.35
R$2,366.31
$842.31
LBP75M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $275.58
R$1,464.29
$372.22
LBP33M

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.18
R$2,700.19
$362.50
LBP32M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,521.94
R$87,787.70
$6,187.50
LBP553M

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.86
R$9.90
$4.00
LBP358K
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.74
$3.28
LBP294K
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.24
R$11.88
$2.55
LBP228K

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

 
Brasilia
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.06
R$313.78
$59.38
LBP5M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.69
R$226.81
$50.00
LBP4M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.11
R$388.49
$120.56
LBP11M

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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