Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.6% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.62
L£591,813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$3.22
L£287,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.01
L£90,276
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.18
L£105,567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$7.35
L£656,770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$25.78
L£2,302,509
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.11
L£188,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$2.71
L£241,812
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.25
L£112,028
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.14
L£101,859
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.48
L£42,780
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.69
L£61,785
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.58
L£51,442
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.49
L£43,601
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.70
L£419,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$22,000.00
L£1,965,266,920
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$13.80
L£1,232,758
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$63.14
L£5,639,885
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$782.14
L£69,869,067
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$402.46
L£35,951,566
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$198.90
L£17,767,722
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$383.33
L£34,243,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$5,115.38
L£456,958,917
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$2.50
L£223,326
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$2.62
L£233,976
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$5.58
L£498,615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$46.03
L£4,111,881
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$82.83
L£7,399,528
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$60.00
L£5,359,819
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$115.62
L£10,328,818
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$135.00
L£12,059,592
|
|
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