Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 59.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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