Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 35.1% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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