Cost of living comparison

 Bucharest, Romania
compared to
 Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 13.0% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% less in Beirut
Groceries
pay 11.1% less in Beirut
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Housing
pay 69.4% more in Beirut
Childcare
pay 53.8% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.0% less in Beirut
Clothing
pay 17.5% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.9% less for restaurants

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
RON52.79
$10.00
LBP895,566
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
RON33.59
$7.64
LBP684,123
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
RON8.90
$1.59
LBP142,331

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
RON5.23
$0.91
LBP81,900
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
RON20.15
$5.48
LBP490,322
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
RON28.25
$6.19
LBP554,149

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
RON27.14
$3.49
LBP312,614
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON76.78
$75.00
LBP6,716,746
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON115,828.28
$30,000.00
LBP2,686,698,522

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pay 69.4% more for housing

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.35
RON41.67
$31.88
LBP2,854,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.94
RON2,681.27
$738.24
LBP66,113,856
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.23
RON1,769.42
$359.38
LBP32,184,409

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pay 53.8% less for childcare

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $527.95
RON2,351.70
$283.33
LBP25,374,375
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,631.65
RON47,357.62
$4,111.11
LBP368,177,205

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.23
RON14.40
$3.00
LBP268,670
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
RON14.11
$2.80
LBP250,759
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
RON26.63
$2.00
LBP179,113

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

 
Bucharest
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.42
RON349.29
$78.12
LBP6,996,611
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.68
RON176.74
$57.86
LBP5,181,490
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.94
RON382.83
$103.12
LBP9,235,526

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