Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 38.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	$10.00 LBP896,480	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,875.46	$7.64 LBP684,821	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,709.10	$1.59 LBP142,476	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,261.50	$1.13 LBP101,302	+4.2%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,506.75	$0.91 LBP81,984	-57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS6,040.43	$5.48 LBP490,823	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,863.10	$6.19 LBP554,714	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,683.20	$2.72 LBP243,547	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,260.14	$3.84 LBP343,879	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,075.18	$0.69 LBP62,011	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS1,017.43	$0.56 LBP49,803	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS704.71	$0.41 LBP36,810	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,162.74	$0.47 LBP41,816	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS496.71	$0.39 LBP35,106	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS587.82	$0.44 LBP39,319	-13.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS4,076.73	$3.49 LBP312,933	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	$75.00 LBP6,723,598	+581.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS27,044,097.75	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,439,006	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS8,549.42	$12.75 LBP1,143,012	+73.5%
Average			+171.0%

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS27,677.31	$31.88 LBP2,857,529	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS597,502.84	$738.24 LBP66,181,293	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS415,714.13	$359.38 LBP32,217,238	+0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS57,267.81	$161.18 LBP14,449,729	+227.4%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS251,829.99	$283.33 LBP25,400,257	+30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS5,207,445.20	$4,111.11 LBP368,552,753	-8.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS2,093.46	$3.00 LBP268,944	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,471.10	$2.80 LBP251,014	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,791.65	$2.00 LBP179,296	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS31,660.67	$59.33 LBP5,319,113	+118.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,815.93	$7.00 LBP627,536	+40.0%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS104,192.48	$78.12 LBP7,003,747	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS86,923.95	$57.86 LBP5,186,775	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS132,692.79	$103.12 LBP9,244,947	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS138,672.83	$110.71 LBP9,925,311	-7.1%
Average			-13.0%

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