Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 20.2% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Spain, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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