Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 88.7% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.3% more in Jerusalem
- Groceries
-
pay 61.3% more in Jerusalem
- Transportation
-
pay 28.9% more in Jerusalem
- Housing
-
pay 65.5% more in Jerusalem
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4 times more in Jerusalem
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Jerusalem
- Clothing
-
pay 8.4% more in Jerusalem
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Jerusalem are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Jerusalem.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 79.3% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,793
|
$20.66
₪74.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP683,533
|
$13.33
₪48.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,208
|
$2.59
₪9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,112
|
$1.96
₪7.09
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,830
|
$2.36
₪8.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,899
|
$6.48
₪23.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,671
|
$7.26
₪26.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,089
|
$3.86
₪13.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,232
|
$4.77
₪17.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,894
|
$1.36
₪4.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,709
|
$0.90
₪3.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,741
|
$0.74
₪2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,737
|
$0.90
₪3.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,040
|
$0.60
₪2.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,245
|
$0.58
₪2.09
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,345
|
$7.24
₪26.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,710,951
|
$62.93
₪228.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,684,380,464
|
$43,738.40
₪158,509.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,140,862
|
$10.03
₪36.33
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,852,154
|
$26.37
₪95.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,056,813
|
$1,468.76
₪5,322.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,156,641
|
$1,046.06
₪3,790.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,422,550
|
$143.61
₪520.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,352,482
|
$842.15
₪3,051.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,859,545
|
$15,369.36
₪55,699.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,438
|
$8.53
₪30.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,542
|
$4.06
₪14.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,959
|
$9.33
₪33.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,309,108
|
$84.91
₪307.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,355
|
$12.00
₪43.48
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,990,574
|
$97.33
₪352.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,177,019
|
$59.99
₪217.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,227,558
|
$109.99
₪398.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,906,642
|
$109.32
₪396.19
|
|
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