Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 1.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 57.7% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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