Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 25.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.61
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.28
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.94
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.32
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.90
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.20
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.73
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€27,022.52
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.96
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€32.18
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€1,005.91
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€741.03
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€221.83
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€245.02
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,681.75
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.73
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.79
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€94.08
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.74
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€88.70
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€112.53
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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