Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 13.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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