Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 45.1% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 100.0% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 34.7% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,000	$7.40 EC$20.00	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$11.10 EC$30.00	+45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$1.85 EC$5.00	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$1.76 EC$4.75	+55.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,940	$1.85 EC$5.00	+102.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,560	$7.26 EC$19.61	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,417	$12.14 EC$32.81	+96.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,417	$4.60 EC$12.44	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,695	$1.98 EC$5.36	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,978	$3.76 EC$10.17	+444.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,776	$0.86 EC$2.33	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,790	$4.18 EC$11.30	+918.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,793	$1.68 EC$4.54	+259.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,088	$1.60 EC$4.31	+307.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,298	$1.23 EC$3.33	+180.8%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 100.0% more for transportation

	Beirut	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,766	$14.57 EC$39.38	+317.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	$59.20 EC$160.00	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$24.98 EC$67.50	+95.9%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Beirut	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$55.50 EC$150.00	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	$296.02 EC$800.00	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	$296.02 EC$800.00	-17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$70.74 EC$191.18	-56.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 34.7% less for childcare

	Beirut	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	$185.01 EC$500.00	-34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	??
Average			-34.7%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$1.85 EC$5.00	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,880	$2.71 EC$7.33	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$4.44 EC$12.00	+122.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	$37.00 EC$100.00	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,200	$5.55 EC$15.00	-20.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Beirut	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	$101.76 EC$275.00	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$83.25 EC$225.00	+43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	$111.01 EC$300.00	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	$101.76 EC$275.00	-8.1%
Average			+18.4%

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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: June 2025

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