Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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