Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 10.9% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
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