Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 71.1% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.8% more in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 19.5% more in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 60.2% more in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 85.4% more in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% more in Vienna
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Vienna are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,577
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
$2.77
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
$2.35
€2.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,901
|
$2.91
€2.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP490,328
|
$8.18
€7.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP554,155
|
$5.99
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,302
|
$4.47
€3.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,533
|
$6.34
€5.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,948
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,753
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,773
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,774
|
$1.96
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,071
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,279
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,618
|
$6.58
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
$41.80
€36.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,686,730,014
|
$27,753.31
€24,404.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
$18.01
€15.83
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
$36.56
€32.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,114,631
|
$1,107.49
€973.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,184,787
|
$808.26
€710.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
$244.03
€214.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,374,672
|
$273.73
€240.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP368,181,520
|
$15,621.84
€13,736.61
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,761
|
$4.21
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
$6.75
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,313,755
|
$45.46
€39.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,996,693
|
$104.52
€91.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
$43.69
€38.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,235,634
|
$95.42
€83.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,915,313
|
$123.09
€108.23
|
|
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