Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 6.6% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 2.4% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,056	$11.00 ARS11,658.61	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$8.49 ARS8,998.32	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.47 ARS1,557.30	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$1.08 ARS1,149.45	-4.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,945	$2.16 ARS2,284.10	+135.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,591	$5.19 ARS5,503.92	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,452	$5.04 ARS5,342.35	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,432	$2.31 ARS2,444.88	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,717	$2.80 ARS2,970.58	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,981	$0.92 ARS979.68	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,779	$0.87 ARS927.06	+57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,793	$0.61 ARS642.11	+47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,796	$1.00 ARS1,059.46	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,090	$0.43 ARS452.59	+9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,300	$0.51 ARS535.61	+15.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,785	$3.50 ARS3,714.63	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$11.00 ARS11,658.61	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	$23,250.00 ARS24,642,055.16	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$7.35 ARS7,790.07	-42.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$23.79 ARS25,219.02	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	$513.68 ARS544,432.95	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	$357.39 ARS378,790.62	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$49.23 ARS52,181.31	-69.5%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	$216.50 ARS229,462.58	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	$4,476.88 ARS4,744,922.64	+8.9%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.80 ARS1,907.52	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,896	$2.98 ARS3,162.80	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$2.40 ARS2,543.70	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	$27.22 ARS28,848.59	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,239	$5.00 ARS5,299.37	-28.6%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Beirut	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	$89.58 ARS94,938.15	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$74.73 ARS79,203.41	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	$114.08 ARS120,907.09	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	$119.22 ARS126,355.98	+7.7%
Average			+15.5%

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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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