Cost of living comparison

El Salvador

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 12.5% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 7.2% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Beirut. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 58.3% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 SVC59.07	$12.00 LBP1M	+77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.25	$10.00 LBP896K	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC10.01	$2.33 LBP209K	+103.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 SVC7.29	$0.87 LBP78,117	+4.7%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 SVC24.94	$0.88 LBP78,628	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 SVC33.72	$5.54 LBP496K	+43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 SVC60.82	$7.42 LBP664K	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 SVC26.39	$3.57 LBP320K	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 SVC27.66	$4.81 LBP431K	+52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 SVC20.07	$1.39 LBP124K	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SVC5.54	$0.76 LBP68,248	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SVC10.35	$0.75 LBP66,948	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SVC13.68	$0.68 LBP60,936	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 SVC11.65	$0.56 LBP50,171	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.49 SVC13.05	$0.71 LBP63,838	-52.2%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.75 SVC41.60	$4.04 LBP362K	-15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50 SVC328.14	$77.50 LBP7M	+106.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC219K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+114.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.00 SVC262.51	$23.00 LBP2M	-23.3%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	San Salvador	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.50 SVC371.89	$37.98 LBP3M	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.99 SVC7,866.53	$943.80 LBP85M	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.00 SVC6,737.80	$496.60 LBP44M	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 SVC869.38	$177.50 LBP16M	+78.7%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,423.40	$681.75 LBP61M	+319.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 SVC41,301.84	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+125.5%
Average			+207.4%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.50	$5.00 LBP448K	+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 SVC31.02	$4.54 LBP407K	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.00	$3.00 LBP269K	-25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.60 SVC276.51	$85.00 LBP8M	+169.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SVC43.75	$10.00 LBP896K	+100.0%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	San Salvador	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.15 SVC587.59	$67.62 LBP6M	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.00 SVC411.27	$49.29 LBP4M	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.33 SVC1,035.46	$138.89 LBP12M	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.00 SVC1,023.80	$120.00 LBP11M	+2.6%
Average			+6.2%

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