Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.4 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Bern instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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