Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 85.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Praia, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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