Cost of living comparison

 Beirut, Lebanon
compared to
 Ayia Napa, Cyprus
Ayia Napa vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Ayia Napa is 27.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants
pay 32.5% more in Ayia Napa
Groceries
pay 39.9% more in Ayia Napa
Transportation
pay 3.2% more in Ayia Napa
Housing
pay 32.8% less in Ayia Napa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Ayia Napa
Clothing
pay 5.7% less in Ayia Napa

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

Ayia Napa vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ayia Napa instead of Beirut, you would:

pay 32.5% more for restaurants

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
LBP900,334
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP687,765
$10.72
€9.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP143,089
$1.07
€0.94

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LBP82,336
$2.14
€1.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.48
LBP492,933
$3.75
€3.29
Milk (1 gallon) $6.19
LBP557,099
$7.30
€6.41

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP314,279
$5.58
€4.89
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,752,505
$42.87
€37.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
LBP2,701,001,880
$27,758.66
€24,348.65

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pay 32.8% less for housing

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.88
LBP2,869,814
$21.44
€18.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $738.24
LBP66,465,831
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $359.38
LBP32,355,752
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.33
LBP25,509,462
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,111.11
LBP370,137,295
??

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP270,100
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.80
LBP252,094
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP180,067
$4.61
€4.04

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

 
Beirut
Ayia Napa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
LBP7,033,859
$75.02
€65.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,209,075
$53.59
€47.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.12
LBP9,284,694
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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