Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 55.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bern, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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