Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 8.9% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.88
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.94
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.07
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.04
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.62
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.18
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.92
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,653.98
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.74
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.24
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,414.17
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,238.54
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.69
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP716.28
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,256.58
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.97
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.43
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.63
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.54
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.56
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.38
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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