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Beirut vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 4.3% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 58.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 16.7% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$10.82 LBP966K	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$8.00 LBP714K	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.76 LBP157K	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$0.76 LBP68,099	-32.2%
Average			-18.6%

Bridgetown vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.1% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$0.75 LBP66,830	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.06 LBP452K
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$6.20 LBP554K	-57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$3.05 LBP273K	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$4.28 LBP383K	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$0.92 LBP81,729	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.66 LBP59,246	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.60 LBP53,811	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$0.51 LBP45,140	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.42 LBP37,168	-73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.55 LBP49,191	-55.3%
Average			-58.1%

Bridgetown vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$3.51 LBP313K	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$72.50 LBP6M	+178.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$35,000.00 LBP3B	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.00 LBP2M
Average			+38.8%

Bridgetown vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$37.92 LBP3M	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$842.31 LBP75M	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$372.22 LBP33M	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$139.38 LBP12M	+45.8%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 16.7% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$362.50 LBP32M	+38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-4.8%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$4.00 LBP357K	+60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.28 LBP293K	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$2.55 LBP228K	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$66.33 LBP6M	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$10.00 LBP893K	-4.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$59.38 LBP5M	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$50.00 LBP4M	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$120.56 LBP11M	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$102.86 LBP9M	-11.8%
Average			+3.0%

Bridgetown vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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