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
HUF4,074.40
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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