Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 31.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.72
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.82
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.49
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.42
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.74
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.26
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.12
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.95
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$277.35
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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