Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 5.1% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 60.5% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Beirut are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$12.00 LBP1M	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$10.00 LBP896K	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$2.33 LBP209K	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$0.87 LBP78,113	-67.2%
Average			-31.3%

Victoria vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Victoria	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$0.88 LBP78,624	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$5.54 LBP496K	-64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$7.42 LBP664K	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$3.57 LBP320K	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$4.81 LBP431K	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$1.39 LBP124K	+36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$0.76 LBP68,245	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$0.75 LBP66,945	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$0.68 LBP60,933	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$0.56 LBP50,168	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.71 LBP63,835	-13.8%
Average			-29.4%

Victoria vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Victoria	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$4.04 LBP362K	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$77.50 LBP7M	+132.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+99.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 LBP2M
Average			+35.5%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Victoria	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$37.98 LBP3M	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$943.80 LBP85M	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$496.60 LBP44M	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$177.50 LBP16M	+67.2%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$681.75 LBP61M	+373.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+22.4%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$5.00 LBP448K	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$4.54 LBP407K	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$3.00 LBP269K	-87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$85.00 LBP8M	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$10.00 LBP896K	+38.8%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 60.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$67.62 LBP6M	+81.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$49.29 LBP4M	+99.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$138.89 LBP12M	+54.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$120.00 LBP11M	+18.9%
Average			+60.5%

Victoria vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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