Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 11.4% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 59.0% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Beirut

The cost of housing and transportation in Beirut are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$10.00 LBP896,000	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$7.64 LBP684,454	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.59 LBP142,400	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$1.13 LBP101,248	-12.5%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$0.91 LBP81,940	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$5.48 LBP490,560	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$6.19 LBP554,417	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$2.72 LBP243,417	-47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$3.84 LBP343,695	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$0.69 LBP61,978	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$0.56 LBP49,776	-53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$0.41 LBP36,790	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$0.47 LBP41,793	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$0.39 LBP35,088	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.44 LBP39,298	-70.7%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$3.49 LBP312,766	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+177.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	-50.0%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	-25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+140.9%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	+17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	-36.8%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$3.00 LBP268,800	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$2.80 LBP250,880	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$2.00 LBP179,200	-75.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$7.00 LBP627,200	-33.3%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	-3.7%
Average			-3.5%

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