Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Beirut instead of United States, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
United States
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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