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Beirut vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 2.4 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 87.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 22.5% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$10.82 LBP966,418	+35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$8.00 LBP714,522	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$1.76 LBP156,798	+28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.76 LBP68,103	-7.2%
Average			+22.5%

Damascus vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Damascus	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.75 LBP66,834	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$5.06 LBP452,159	+215.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$6.20 LBP553,696	+64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$3.05 LBP272,561	+60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$4.28 LBP382,621	+31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.92 LBP81,735	+103.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.66 LBP59,250	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.60 LBP53,814	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.51 LBP45,143	+48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.42 LBP37,170	+30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.55 LBP49,194	+84.1%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Damascus	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$3.51 LBP313,128	-77.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+326.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+133.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+171.4%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 87.8% more for housing

	Damascus	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+245.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	+111.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+25.7%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+637.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+263.0%
Average			+450.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$4.00 LBP357,261	+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$3.28 LBP293,366	+69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.55 LBP227,754	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+308.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$10.00 LBP893,153	+233.3%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Damascus	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+109.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+28.6%
Average			+48.4%

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