Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 40.0% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 90.0% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Ljubljana

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,096	$15.00 €13.21	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$8.57 €7.55	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$2.91 €2.56	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$1.91 €1.68	+69.1%
Average			+53.6%

Beirut vs. Ljubljana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,766	$1.85 €1.63	+102.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,517	$6.52 €5.74	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,239	$5.13 €4.52	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,900	$3.48 €3.07	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,965	$4.94 €4.35	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,846	$0.87 €0.77	+26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,671	$0.77 €0.68	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,712	$0.94 €0.83	+128.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,705	$1.49 €1.31	+219.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,013	$0.53 €0.46	+34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,214	$0.66 €0.59	+51.5%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,101	$6.03 €5.31	+72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$39.66 €34.91	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	$27,865.84 €24,534.12	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$11.49 €10.12	-9.9%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$33.52 €29.51	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	$942.82 €830.09	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	$774.26 €681.68	+115.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$192.52 €169.50	+19.4%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 90.0% more for childcare

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	$485.78 €427.70	+71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	$8,574.10 €7,548.96	+108.6%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$3.22 €2.83	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,347	$2.32 €2.04	-17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$5.36 €4.72	+167.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	$46.17 €40.65	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,867	$8.57 €7.55	+22.5%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Beirut	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	$88.79 €78.17	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$42.55 €37.46	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	$103.31 €90.95	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	$127.18 €111.98	+14.9%
Average			+0.6%

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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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