Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 59.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Manila, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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