Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 32.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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