Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 39.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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