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Beirut vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 4.2% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 23.9% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 56.8% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR204.94	$10.82 LBP966,418	-28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR159.40	$8.00 LBP714,522	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR30.71	$1.76 LBP156,798	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR36.07	$0.76 LBP68,103	-71.4%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Victoria	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR22.05	$0.75 LBP66,834	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR221.85	$5.06 LBP452,159	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR91.94	$6.20 LBP553,696	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR51.01	$3.05 LBP272,561	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR35.63	$4.28 LBP382,621	+62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR12.91	$0.92 LBP81,735	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR17.56	$0.66 LBP59,250	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR13.77	$0.60 LBP53,814	-40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR36.02	$0.51 LBP45,143	-81.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.15	$0.42 LBP37,170	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR10.45	$0.55 LBP49,194	-28.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Victoria	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR71.74	$3.51 LBP313,128	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR327.90	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR309.68	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-17.1%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 23.9% less for housing

	Victoria	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR1,852.03	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR12,258.98	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR10,170.98	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,401.37	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+34.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 56.8% more for childcare

	Victoria	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+139.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-25.5%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR52.31	$4.00 LBP357,261	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR62.37	$3.28 LBP293,366	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR306.56	$2.55 LBP227,754	-88.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,257.76	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR91.08	$10.00 LBP893,153	+48.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Victoria	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR804.64	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR348.39	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+93.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,141.91	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,120.16	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+24.1%
Average			+40.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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