Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 9.2% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 46.5% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,577	$12.36 CLF0.3100	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,131	$8.24 CLF0.2100	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,333	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,200	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+20.9%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Beirut	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,901	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,328	$5.49 CLF0.1400	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,155	$4.59 CLF0.1200	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,302	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,533	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,948	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,753	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,773	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+120.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,774	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+80.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,071	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+104.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,279	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+49.7%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Beirut	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,618	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	$41.20 CLF1.0400	-45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014	$18,540.00 CLF467.6000	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	$12.41 CLF0.3100	-2.7%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Beirut	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	$20.87 CLF0.5300	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,114,631	$513.58 CLF12.9500	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,184,787	$439.93 CLF11.1000	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	$104.66 CLF2.6400	-35.1%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 46.5% more for childcare

	Beirut	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,374,672	$387.71 CLF9.7800	+36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520	$6,421.89 CLF161.9700	+56.2%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,673	$2.83 CLF0.0700	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,761	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,115	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+157.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,755	$33.85 CLF0.8500	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,904	$5.87 CLF0.1500	-16.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,693	$52.80 CLF1.3300	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	$31.11 CLF0.7800	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,235,634	$73.37 CLF1.8500	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,915,313	$82.04 CLF2.0700	-25.9%
Average			-33.4%

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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: April 2025

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