Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 53.7% more for clothing
Canada
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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