Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 69.8% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 79.9% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 87.5% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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