Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 4.4% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 6.1% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Doha	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$12.00 LBP1M	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$10.00 LBP897K	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.33 LBP209K	+147.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.87 LBP78,262	+109.0%
Average			+39.4%

Doha vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Doha	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$0.88 LBP78,774	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$5.54 LBP497K	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$7.42 LBP665K	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$3.57 LBP320K	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$4.81 LBP431K	+35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.39 LBP125K	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.76 LBP68,376	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.75 LBP67,073	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.68 LBP61,050	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.56 LBP50,264	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.71 LBP63,957	+60.1%
Average			+9.7%

Doha vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Doha	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.04 LBP363K	+89.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$77.50 LBP7M	+182.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+91.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$23.00 LBP2M	+25.1%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Doha	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$37.98 LBP3M	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$943.80 LBP85M	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$496.60 LBP45M	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$177.50 LBP16M	+172.1%
Average			-40.3%

Doha vs. Beirut - Cost of housing

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pay 6.1% more for childcare

	Doha	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$681.75 LBP61M	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$10,643.75 LBP955M	+10.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$5.00 LBP449K	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$4.54 LBP408K	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$3.00 LBP269K	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$85.00 LBP8M	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$10.00 LBP897K	-19.0%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Doha	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$67.62 LBP6M	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$49.29 LBP4M	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$138.89 LBP12M	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$120.00 LBP11M	+40.6%
Average			+18.9%

Doha vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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