Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 6.0% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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