Cost of living comparison

Namibia

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Lebanon

Beirut vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 44.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 36.3% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$12.00 LBP1M	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$10.00 LBP896K	+66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$2.33 LBP209K	+176.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.87 LBP78,113	-2.2%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$0.88 LBP78,624	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$5.54 LBP496K	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$7.42 LBP664K	+25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$3.57 LBP320K	+14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$4.81 LBP431K	+56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$1.39 LBP124K	+39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$0.76 LBP68,245	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$0.75 LBP66,945	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$0.68 LBP60,933	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.56 LBP50,168	-38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$0.71 LBP63,835	-11.4%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$4.04 LBP362K	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$77.50 LBP7M	+61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$23.00 LBP2M	+187.6%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Windhoek	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$37.98 LBP3M	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$943.80 LBP85M	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$496.60 LBP44M	+40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$177.50 LBP16M	+64.4%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Windhoek	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$681.75 LBP61M	+227.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+99.7%
Average			+155.5%

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pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$5.00 LBP448K	+155.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$4.54 LBP407K	+97.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$3.00 LBP269K	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$85.00 LBP8M	+129.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$10.00 LBP896K	+84.8%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 36.3% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$67.62 LBP6M	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$49.29 LBP4M	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$138.89 LBP12M	+55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$120.00 LBP11M	+26.7%
Average			+36.3%

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