Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 11.8% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.89
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.16
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.99
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.00
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€738.25
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€591.82
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€587.65
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.06
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.69
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.15
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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