Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 73.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Poland, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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