Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 25.2% more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.35
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.09
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.07
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.04
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.24
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.62
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.70
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.50
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.79
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.43
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.86
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$156.55
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.68
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.14
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.64
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.90
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
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