Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Riga, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Riga
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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