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Beirut vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 18.7% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 41.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Beirut

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Beirut. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,730	$10.82 LBP966,418	+68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,529	$8.00 LBP714,522	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF442	$1.76 LBP156,798	+68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF285	$0.76 LBP68,103	+13.5%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

	Moroni	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF251	$0.75 LBP66,834	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,708	$5.06 LBP452,159	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,228	$6.20 LBP553,696	-63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,223	$3.05 LBP272,561	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.28 LBP382,621
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,013	$0.92 LBP81,735	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.66 LBP59,250
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.60 LBP53,814
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF829	$0.51 LBP45,143	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF905	$0.42 LBP37,170	-80.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF621	$0.55 LBP49,194	-62.3%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Moroni	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,055	$3.51 LBP313,128	-70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,271	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+115.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+76.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,796	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+112.7%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Moroni	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,690	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF322,657	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF268,054	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,960	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+56.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	Moroni	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF176,717	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-57.8%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF462	$4.00 LBP357,261	+268.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF779	$3.28 LBP293,366	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.55 LBP227,754
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,248	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+84.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,884	$10.00 LBP893,153	+47.4%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Moroni	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,805	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,805	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,647	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,726	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+15.9%
Average			-1.3%

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