Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 1.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 57.7% more for housing
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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