Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 55.2% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 58.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Beirut

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 64.2% less for restaurants

	Bern	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF21.47	$10.00 LBP895,577	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.00	$7.64 LBP684,131	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF3.81	$1.59 LBP142,333	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.52	$1.13 LBP101,200	-73.7%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 58.4% less for groceries

	Bern	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.65	$0.91 LBP81,901	-71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF11.20	$5.48 LBP490,328	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.23	$6.19 LBP554,155	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF4.78	$2.72 LBP243,302	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF10.89	$3.84 LBP343,533	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.21	$0.69 LBP61,948	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.88	$0.56 LBP49,753	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$0.41 LBP36,773	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.22	$0.47 LBP41,774	-82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.87	$0.39 LBP35,071	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.80	$0.44 LBP39,279	-55.3%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Bern	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.43	$3.49 LBP312,618	-55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF74.68	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF30,618.19	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF35.19	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	-70.3%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Bern	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF39.83	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,131.48	$738.24 LBP66,114,631	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF801.24	$359.38 LBP32,184,787	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF207.39	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	-36.4%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Bern	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,473.73	$283.33 LBP25,374,672	-90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF28,004.44	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520	-88.0%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.07	$3.00 LBP268,673	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.41	$2.80 LBP250,761	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.40	$2.00 LBP179,115	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF58.25	$59.33 LBP5,313,755	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.67	$7.00 LBP626,904	-69.3%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Bern	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF116.53	$78.12 LBP6,996,693	-45.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF52.12	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF136.91	$103.12 LBP9,235,634	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF154.69	$110.71 LBP9,915,313	-41.4%
Average			-33.5%

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