Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $10.82
LBP966K
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.00
LBP714K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.76
LBP157K

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.75
LBP66,830
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.06
LBP452K
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.20
LBP554K

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.51
LBP313K
Monthly public transit pass ?? $72.50
LBP6M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,000.00
LBP3B

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $37.92
LBP3M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $842.31
LBP75M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $372.22
LBP33M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $362.50
LBP32M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,187.50
LBP553M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.00
LBP357K
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.28
LBP293K
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.55
LBP228K

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $59.38
LBP5M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $50.00
LBP4M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $120.56
LBP11M

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