Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 11.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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