Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 46.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Beirut

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of London, you would:

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	London	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.63	$10.82 LBP966K	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.10	$8.00 LBP714K	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.29	$1.76 LBP157K	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.41	$0.76 LBP68,099	-60.4%
Average			-47.8%

London vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	London	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.59	$0.75 LBP66,830	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.07	$5.06 LBP452K	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.83	$6.20 LBP554K	-5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.69	$3.05 LBP273K	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.90	$4.28 LBP383K	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.12	$0.92 LBP81,729	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.61	$0.66 LBP59,246	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$0.60 LBP53,811	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.21	$0.51 LBP45,140	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.56	$0.42 LBP37,168	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.61	$0.55 LBP49,191	-33.8%
Average			-34.3%

London vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	London	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.23	$3.51 LBP313K	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £176.67	$72.50 LBP6M	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £27,761.56	$35,000.00 LBP3B	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.32	$19.00 LBP2M	-40.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	London	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £31.46	$37.92 LBP3M	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,264.40	$842.31 LBP75M	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,718.73	$372.22 LBP33M	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £187.91	$139.38 LBP12M	-45.5%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	London	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,822.07	$362.50 LBP32M	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £20,941.04	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-78.3%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.38	$4.00 LBP357K	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.83	$3.28 LBP293K	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.69	$2.55 LBP228K	-88.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £47.71	$66.33 LBP6M	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.72	$10.00 LBP893K	-50.1%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	London	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £85.27	$59.38 LBP5M	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.21	$50.00 LBP4M	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £92.51	$120.56 LBP11M	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £118.16	$102.86 LBP9M	-36.1%
Average			-23.3%

London vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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