Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 75.2% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 83.2% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 29.7% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,793	$19.00 AWG34.20	+90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,533	$10.27 AWG18.49	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,208	$1.33 AWG2.40	-16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,112	$1.61 AWG2.90	+42.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,830	$3.05 AWG5.50	+233.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,899	$6.00 AWG10.80	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,671	$6.40 AWG11.52	+3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,089	$5.00 AWG9.00	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,232	$5.21 AWG9.38	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,894	$1.79 AWG3.22	+158.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,709	$0.91 AWG1.63	+63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,741	$1.81 AWG3.27	+341.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,737	$2.72 AWG4.90	+483.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,040	$1.06 AWG1.90	+170.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,245	$0.91 AWG1.63	+106.8%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 83.2% more for transportation

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,345	$5.66 AWG10.19	+62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	$40.00 AWG72.00	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	$51.10 AWG91.97	+300.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	$91.80 AWG165.25	+188.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	$167.08 AWG300.74	+3.7%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 29.7% more for childcare

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	$225.00 AWG405.00	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	+80.1%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,438	$3.00 AWG5.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,542	$3.72 AWG6.69	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,959	$10.00 AWG18.00	+400.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	$131.44 AWG236.60	+121.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,355	$10.00 AWG18.00	+42.9%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Beirut	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	$80.00 AWG144.00	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	$57.37 AWG103.27	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	$116.59 AWG209.86	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	$102.90 AWG185.22	-7.1%
Average			+1.9%

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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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