Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

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Bridgetown vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 51.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 21.7% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Bridgetown

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,096	$20.00 BBD40.00	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$9.25 BBD18.50	+21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$1.50 BBD3.00	-5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$1.29 BBD2.58	+14.3%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,766	$2.78 BBD5.56	+204.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,517	$14.65 BBD29.29	+167.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,239	$14.67 BBD29.34	+137.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,900	$5.18 BBD10.36	+90.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,965	$4.76 BBD9.53	+24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,846	$1.70 BBD3.41	+146.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,671	$1.19 BBD2.37	+113.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,712	$1.67 BBD3.34	+307.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,705	$1.66 BBD3.31	+254.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,013	$1.10 BBD2.20	+180.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,214	$1.50 BBD3.00	+241.5%
Average			+169.8%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,101	$7.93 BBD15.85	+127.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$27.00 BBD54.00	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$25.50 BBD51.00	+100.0%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$49.00 BBD98.00	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	$480.00 BBD960.00	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$66.91 BBD133.82	-58.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 21.7% more for childcare

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	$241.67 BBD483.33	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	+58.1%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$2.50 BBD5.00	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,347	$4.87 BBD9.74	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$8.00 BBD16.00	+300.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	$73.75 BBD147.50	+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,867	$10.50 BBD21.00	+50.0%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Beirut	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	$72.50 BBD145.00	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$55.00 BBD110.00	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	$134.38 BBD268.75	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	$115.00 BBD230.00	+3.9%
Average			+5.5%

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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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