Cost of living comparison
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.
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
RON51.56
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.69
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.59
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON19.68
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON27.59
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.44
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.55
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.35
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.27
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.83
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.21
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.92
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON26.51
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON74.99
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.31
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.06
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON13.78
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON216.84
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON37.50
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON460.29
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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