Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 72.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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