Cost of living comparison

 Beirut, Lebanon
compared to
 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 52.3% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants
pay 32.6% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 24.0% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 32.4% more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.1% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 33.1% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

pay 32.6% less for restaurants

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
LBP896,611
$6.51
¥1,028
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP684,921
$5.21
¥823
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP142,497
$1.12
¥176

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LBP81,996
$1.63
¥258
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.48
LBP490,895
$7.01
¥1,107
Milk (1 gallon) $6.19
LBP554,795
$5.89
¥930

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP312,979
$4.42
¥698
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,724,583
$58.62
¥9,255
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
LBP2,689,833,333
$21,767.76
¥3,436,564

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pay 32.4% more for housing

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.88
LBP2,857,948
$31.86
¥5,030
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $738.24
LBP66,190,997
$1,120.28
¥176,863
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $359.38
LBP32,221,962
$582.98
¥92,037

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.33
LBP25,403,981
$533.29
¥84,193
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,111.11
LBP368,606,790
$14,506.96
¥2,290,271

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,983
$3.26
¥514
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.80
LBP251,051
$3.40
¥537
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP179,322
$3.91
¥617

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

 
Beirut
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
LBP7,004,774
$52.60
¥8,304
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,187,536
$36.87
¥5,821
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.12
LBP9,246,302
$63.41
¥10,011

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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: January 2025
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