Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 50.7% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 84.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 58.7% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 55.2% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.2% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 77.2% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Suva. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 61.9% more for restaurants

	Suva	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$12.00 LBP1M	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$10.00 LBP896K	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$2.33 LBP209K	+51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$0.87 LBP78,113	+14.1%
Average			+61.9%

Suva vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Suva	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$0.88 LBP78,624	+59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$5.54 LBP496K	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$7.42 LBP664K	+50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$3.57 LBP320K	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$4.81 LBP431K	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$1.39 LBP124K	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$0.76 LBP68,245	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$0.75 LBP66,945	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$0.68 LBP60,933	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$0.56 LBP50,168	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$0.71 LBP63,835	+45.1%
Average			+2.2%

Suva vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.6% more for transportation

	Suva	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$4.04 LBP362K	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$77.50 LBP7M	+248.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+118.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$23.00 LBP2M	+417.7%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 58.7% more for housing

	Suva	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$37.98 LBP3M	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$943.80 LBP85M	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$496.60 LBP44M	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$177.50 LBP16M	+410.5%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 55.2% more for childcare

	Suva	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$681.75 LBP61M	+200.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$10,643.75 LBP953M	-19.9%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$5.00 LBP448K	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$4.54 LBP407K	+54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$3.00 LBP269K	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$85.00 LBP8M	+135.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$10.00 LBP896K	+200.1%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 77.2% more for clothing

	Suva	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$67.62 LBP6M	+102.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$49.29 LBP4M	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$138.89 LBP12M	+100.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$120.00 LBP11M	+96.3%
Average			+77.2%

Suva vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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