Cost of living comparison

 Beirut, Lebanon
compared to
 Saint Helier, Jersey
Saint Helier vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 3.0 times more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Saint Helier
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Saint Helier
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare
pay 6.6 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing
pay 37.0% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Beirut, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
LBP896,611
$45.20
£35.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP684,921
$10.33
£8.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP142,497
$2.83
£2.25

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LBP81,996
$2.30
£1.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.48
LBP490,895
$5.33
£4.24
Milk (1 gallon) $6.19
LBP554,795
$7.84
£6.23

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP312,979
$7.93
£6.31
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,724,583
$67.16
£53.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
LBP2,689,833,333
$27,768.06
£22,087.21

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.88
LBP2,857,948
$72.54
£57.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $738.24
LBP66,190,997
$1,808.15
£1,438.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $359.38
LBP32,221,962
$1,715.90
£1,364.86

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.33
LBP25,403,981
$2,324.77
£1,849.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,111.11
LBP368,606,790
$20,664.60
£16,436.99

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,983
$7.75
£6.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.80
LBP251,051
$4.95
£3.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP179,322
$15.50
£12.33

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

 
Beirut
Saint Helier
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
LBP7,004,774
$100.09
£79.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,187,536
$69.31
£55.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.12
LBP9,246,302
$121.08
£96.31

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