Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 50.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 90.3% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 76.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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