Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 31.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 62.0% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Beirut

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Beirut are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.61	$10.00 LBP893,971	+243.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.22	$7.64 LBP682,905	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.63	$1.59 LBP142,078	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.78	$1.13 LBP101,019	+287.3%
Average			+180.0%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.01	$0.91 LBP81,754	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB393.39	$5.48 LBP489,449	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB245.24	$6.19 LBP553,162	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.14	$2.72 LBP242,866	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.05	$3.84 LBP342,917	+191.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.30	$0.69 LBP61,837	-53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.34	$0.56 LBP49,664	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.69	$0.41 LBP36,707	-60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.96	$0.47 LBP41,699	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.88	$0.39 LBP35,008	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.86	$0.44 LBP39,209	-29.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.63	$3.49 LBP312,058	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,317.74	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	$30,000.00 LBP2,681,913,843	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.52	$12.75 LBP1,139,813	+23.3%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.71	$31.88 LBP2,849,533	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,144.28	$738.24 LBP65,996,115	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,116.01	$359.38 LBP32,127,093	+19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,256.24	$161.18 LBP14,409,298	+139.4%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 62.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,199.37	$283.33 LBP25,329,186	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	$4,111.11 LBP367,521,527	-68.8%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.09	$3.00 LBP268,191	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.58	$2.80 LBP250,312	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.80	$2.00 LBP178,794	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,828.90	$59.33 LBP5,304,230	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB244.03	$7.00 LBP625,780	-3.9%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,852.02	$78.12 LBP6,984,151	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,167.44	$57.86 LBP5,172,262	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,253.66	$103.12 LBP9,219,079	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,086.94	$110.71 LBP9,897,539	+20.2%
Average			+33.5%

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