Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 52.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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