Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.2 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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