Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 50.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 64.0% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 56.9% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.2% less in Beirut
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$10.00
LBP893,954
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.64
LBP682,891
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.59
LBP142,075
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.13
LBP101,017
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.91
LBP81,753
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.48
LBP489,440
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.19
LBP553,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.72
LBP242,861
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.84
LBP342,910
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
LBP61,836
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
LBP49,663
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
LBP36,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
LBP41,698
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
LBP35,007
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
LBP39,208
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.49
LBP312,052
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,704,655
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
LBP2,681,862,129
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,139,791
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,479
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$738.24
LBP65,994,843
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$359.38
LBP32,126,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,020
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$283.33
LBP25,328,698
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,111.11
LBP367,514,440
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,186
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.80
LBP250,307
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
LBP178,791
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.33
LBP5,304,127
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP625,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.12
LBP6,984,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.86
LBP5,172,163
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.12
LBP9,218,901
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.71
LBP9,897,348
|
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