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Beirut vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 20.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.61	$10.82 LBP966K	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.06	$8.00 LBP714K	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.74	$1.76 LBP157K	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.13	$0.76 LBP68,099	-51.0%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.73	$0.75 LBP66,830	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.01	$5.06 LBP452K	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.84	$6.20 LBP554K	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.81	$3.05 LBP273K	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.86	$4.28 LBP383K	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.61	$0.92 LBP81,729	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$0.66 LBP59,246	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.23	$0.60 LBP53,811	-63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.28	$0.51 LBP45,140	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.51	$0.42 LBP37,168	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.00	$0.55 LBP49,191	-62.3%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.54	$3.51 LBP313K	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$132.92	$72.50 LBP6M	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,453.98	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.28	$19.00 LBP2M	+28.2%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Ottawa	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.33	$37.92 LBP3M	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,987.89	$842.31 LBP75M	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,681.55	$372.22 LBP33M	-69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$162.76	$139.38 LBP12M	+17.2%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,078.66	$362.50 LBP32M	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,559.21	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-60.7%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.88	$4.00 LBP357K	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.12	$3.28 LBP293K	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.72	$2.55 LBP228K	-80.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.04	$66.33 LBP6M	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.77	$10.00 LBP893K	-7.3%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.29	$59.38 LBP5M	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.26	$50.00 LBP4M	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$119.20	$120.56 LBP11M	+38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$127.15	$102.86 LBP9M	+10.7%
Average			+22.5%

Ottawa vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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