Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 94.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
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