Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.2 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
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