Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 92.9% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,984
|
$16.76
SCR233.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,756
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,456
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,170
|
$7.52
SCR104.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,869
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,922
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,838
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,664
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,708
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,699
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,009
|
$0.82
SCR11.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,209
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,062
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
$26.82
SCR373.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,681,951,454
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,184.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
$46.18
SCR644.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,997,041
|
$979.92
SCR13,665.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,127,543
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.19
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,329,542
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,526,681
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,674.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,315
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
$22.89
SCR319.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,304,304
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
$5.59
SCR77.91
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,984,249
|
$68.58
SCR956.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,219,208
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,897,678
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.33
|
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