Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 47.6% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.49
₹41.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$0.55
₹46.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$2.37
₹201.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$2.88
₹244.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$1.15
₹97.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$1.61
₹136.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$0.89
₹75.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.35
₹29.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$0.46
₹39.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.29
₹24.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.23
₹19.43
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$4.41
₹374.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$14,221.28
₹1,208,080.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$2.49
₹211.41
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$8.48
₹720.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$279.66
₹23,756.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$164.09
₹13,939.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$46.25
₹3,929.00
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$92.50
₹7,858.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$1,766.20
₹150,036.89
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$2.37
₹201.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$2.43
₹206.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$21.31
₹1,810.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.92
₹417.79
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$32.25
₹2,739.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$32.29
₹2,743.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$53.15
₹4,514.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$40.86
₹3,471.11
|
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