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Beirut vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 52.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 88.0% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 75.2% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.9% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 23.3% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 88.0% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.42	$10.82 LBP967,408	+128.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.42	$8.00 LBP715,254	+68.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.63	$1.76 LBP156,959	+98.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR1.99	$0.76 LBP68,173	+56.7%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.00	$0.75 LBP66,903	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.20	$5.06 LBP452,622	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.68	$6.20 LBP554,263	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.13	$3.05 LBP272,840	+37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.58	$4.28 LBP383,013	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.41	$0.92 LBP81,818	-30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$0.66 LBP59,311	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.00	$0.60 LBP53,870	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.51 LBP45,189	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$0.42 LBP37,209	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.55 LBP49,244	-11.2%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.65	$3.51 LBP313,449	+87.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.55	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+511.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR165,057.11	$35,000.00 LBP3,129,236,252	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.69	$19.00 LBP1,698,728	+78.2%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 75.2% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR104.43	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,348.42	$842.31 LBP75,307,993	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,436.97	$372.22 LBP33,279,179	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR190.90	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+199.1%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,083.55	$362.50 LBP32,409,947	+37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR36,895.12	$6,187.50 LBP553,204,266	-31.3%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.48	$4.00 LBP357,627	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.54	$3.28 LBP293,667	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.48	$2.55 LBP227,987	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR190.23	$66.33 LBP5,930,648	+42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.39	$10.00 LBP894,068	+101.0%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 23.3% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR252.63	$59.38 LBP5,308,526	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR152.03	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR359.74	$120.56 LBP10,778,480	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR337.92	$102.86 LBP9,196,123	+24.7%
Average			+23.3%

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