Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 61.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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