Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 41.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.71
|
$8.00
LBP715,886
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.78
LBP70,035
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.31
|
$5.14
LBP459,688
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.90
|
$6.42
LBP574,556
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
$2.17
LBP193,795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.24
|
$3.32
LBP296,680
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.61
LBP54,289
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.67
|
$0.57
LBP51,021
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.41
|
$0.37
LBP33,462
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.12
|
$0.44
LBP39,435
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.85
|
$0.33
LBP29,360
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.40
LBP36,024
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.53
|
$3.53
LBP316,158
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.49
|
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,237,144,325
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.36
|
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
$771.88
LBP69,071,831
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$369.23
LBP33,040,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
$189.49
LBP16,956,238
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
$325.00
LBP29,082,876
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,365,958
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.45
|
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.74
|
$2.48
LBP222,135
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.91
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.87
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,841
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
$107.86
LBP9,651,680
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.54
|
$117.86
LBP10,546,538
|
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