Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Beirut instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
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