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Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 29.7% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 94.0% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.08	$10.82 LBP966,418	+54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.08	$8.00 LBP714,522	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.90	$1.76 LBP156,798	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.95	$0.76 LBP68,103	-16.4%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.01	$0.75 LBP66,834	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.86	$5.06 LBP452,159	+34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.68	$6.20 LBP553,696	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.26	$3.05 LBP272,561	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.05	$4.28 LBP382,621	+43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.46	$0.92 LBP81,735	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.60	$0.66 LBP59,250	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.17	$0.60 LBP53,814	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.61	$0.51 LBP45,143	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.44	$0.42 LBP37,170	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.51	$0.55 LBP49,194	-43.5%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.34	$3.51 LBP313,128	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC130.88	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+383.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.12	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-36.5%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	San Salvador	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.09	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC716.84	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+69.6%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	San Salvador	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+122.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-3.6%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.45	$4.00 LBP357,261	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.35	$3.28 LBP293,366	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.90	$2.55 LBP227,754	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC268.74	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+115.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.81	$10.00 LBP893,153	+90.5%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.20	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC399.91	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC952.51	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-5.8%
Average			-2.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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