Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 23.0% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Amman, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 87.6% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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