Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 55.3% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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