Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Athens, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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