Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 5.3% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% less in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Brasilia

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

Brasilia vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,793	$6.97 R$39.65	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,533	$6.10 R$34.69	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,208	$1.14 R$6.48	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,112	$0.76 R$4.35	-32.4%
Average			-27.8%

Beirut vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,830	$1.57 R$8.93	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,899	$4.43 R$25.23	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,671	$3.57 R$20.31	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,089	$2.10 R$11.97	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,232	$1.42 R$8.09	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,894	$0.87 R$4.93	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,709	$0.57 R$3.23	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,741	$0.50 R$2.84	+21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,737	$0.70 R$3.96	+49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,040	$0.51 R$2.89	+29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,245	$0.54 R$3.05	+22.0%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,345	$3.79 R$21.54	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	$43.46 R$247.30	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	$24,385.57 R$138,763.68	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	$7.21 R$41.03	-43.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	$19.32 R$109.91	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	$360.74 R$2,052.76	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	$223.88 R$1,273.94	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	$51.47 R$292.89	-68.1%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	$461.58 R$2,626.60	+62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545	$11,525.09 R$65,582.36	+180.3%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,438	$1.74 R$9.91	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,542	$1.75 R$9.95	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,959	$2.09 R$11.89	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	$23.80 R$135.43	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,355	$6.97 R$39.65	-0.5%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	$50.89 R$289.60	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	$41.19 R$234.38	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	$64.43 R$366.61	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	$55.71 R$316.99	-49.7%
Average			-37.7%

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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: April 2025

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