Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.8 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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