Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.0 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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