Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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