Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 22.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
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