Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 27.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.5% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 35.9% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 43.0% less in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 32.5% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in Beirut
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.47
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.70
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.91
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.81
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.15
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.93
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,204.23
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.12
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.49
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,093.99
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€803.20
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€225.46
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€262.62
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,246.31
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.67
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.41
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.79
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.41
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.69
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€73.14
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€35.07
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.69
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.31
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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