Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 66.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 65.6% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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