Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 18.6% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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