Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 87.8% more expensive than Caracas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.2% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 31.8% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% more in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 6.0 times more in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 87.1% more in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.8% more in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 21.9% more in Beirut
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Beirut. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$10.00
LBP895,577
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.91
LBP81,901
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$5.48
LBP490,328
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$6.19
LBP554,155
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$2.72
LBP243,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$3.84
LBP343,533
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$0.69
LBP61,948
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.56
LBP49,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$0.41
LBP36,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.47
LBP41,774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.39
LBP35,071
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.44
LBP39,279
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.49
LBP312,618
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,686,730,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$738.24
LBP66,114,631
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$359.38
LBP32,184,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$283.33
LBP25,374,672
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,181,520
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$2.80
LBP250,761
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$59.33
LBP5,313,755
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$78.12
LBP6,996,693
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$103.12
LBP9,235,634
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$110.71
LBP9,915,313
|
|
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