Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 30.2% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 46.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 18.8% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 40.8% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Beirut. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$10.82 LBP966,418	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.00 LBP714,522	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.76 LBP156,798	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.76 LBP68,103	-20.2%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.75 LBP66,834	-73.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.06 LBP452,159	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$6.20 LBP553,696	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.05 LBP272,561	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.28 LBP382,621	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.92 LBP81,735	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.66 LBP59,250	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.60 LBP53,814	-83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.51 LBP45,143	-86.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.42 LBP37,170	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.55 LBP49,194	-57.5%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.51 LBP313,128	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.50 LBP6,475,359
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-63.1%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Saint John's	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+40.7%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$362.50 LBP32,376,797
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+234.4%
Average			+234.4%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.00 LBP357,261	+116.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.28 LBP293,366	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.55 LBP227,754
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$10.00 LBP893,153	+61.3%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 40.8% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.00 LBP4,465,765
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+62.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$102.86 LBP9,186,717
Average			+40.8%

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