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Beirut vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 1.3% cheaper than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 HUF3,923.95	$10.82 LBP966,418	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 HUF2,942.96	$8.00 LBP714,522	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 HUF603.19	$1.76 LBP156,798	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 HUF445.97	$0.76 LBP68,103	-43.7%
Average			-16.9%

Budapest vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Budapest	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.83 HUF601.08	$0.75 LBP66,834	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 HUF1,805.96	$5.06 LBP452,159	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 HUF1,557.60	$6.20 LBP553,696	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 HUF1,078.68	$3.05 LBP272,561	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 HUF1,004.88	$4.28 LBP382,621	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF311.32	$0.92 LBP81,735	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 HUF308.66	$0.66 LBP59,250	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 HUF332.20	$0.60 LBP53,814	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 HUF554.07	$0.51 LBP45,143	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 HUF184.10	$0.42 LBP37,170	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF197.30	$0.55 LBP49,194	-8.1%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Budapest	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 HUF2,306.37	$3.51 LBP313,128	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.83 HUF8,828.89	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+170.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,801.65 HUF8,819,082.72	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.77 HUF4,532.16	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+37.9%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Budapest	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.10 HUF7,270.55	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$762.27 HUF250,825.02	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$595.85 HUF196,065.05	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.90 HUF38,136.53	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+20.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Budapest	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.58 HUF152,870.64	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	-22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,648.55 HUF4,162,005.04	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-51.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 HUF980.99	$4.00 LBP357,261	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96 HUF973.10	$3.28 LBP293,366	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.16 HUF2,354.37	$2.55 LBP227,754	-64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.02 HUF21,724.32	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.24 HUF3,041.06	$10.00 LBP893,153	+8.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Budapest	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.35 HUF31,375.00	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.51 HUF13,657.55	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.47 HUF33,059.05	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.87 HUF35,822.98	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-5.5%
Average			-0.7%

Budapest vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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