Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.140
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.510
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND758.620
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND530.750
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.980
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.480
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.720
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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