Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 20.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Washington, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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