Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 12.6% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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