Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 28.8% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BSD30.00
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
BSD8.00
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
BSD2.47
|
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
BSD5.21
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
BSD20.81
|
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
BSD5.11
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
BSD4.54
|
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
BSD1.21
|
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
BSD1.65
|
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
BSD6.23
|
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
BSD93.43
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
BSD983.33
|
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
BSD1,062.50
|
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
BSD203.22
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
BSD556.67
|
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
BSD10.50
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
BSD117.62
|
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Nassau
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
BSD66.43
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
BSD66.25
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
|
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