Cost of living comparison

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Beirut is 5.4% cheaper than Gibraltar.

If you lived in Beirut instead of Gibraltar, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.66
GIP13.67
$8.00
LBP715,377
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.09
GIP7.81
$7.00
LBP625,955
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.98
GIP1.54
$1.51
LBP135,353

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.67
GIP1.29
$0.78
LBP69,985
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
GIP3.21
$5.14
LBP459,361
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
GIP5.91
$6.42
LBP574,148

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.78
GIP4.48
$3.53
LBP315,933
Monthly public transit pass $8.13
GIP6.30
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195

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pay 4.9% less for housing

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.50
GIP41.40
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
$369.23
LBP33,017,416

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $805.78
GIP623.64
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.10
GIP3.17
$3.00
LBP268,266
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.99
GIP2.31
$2.48
LBP221,977
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.54
GIP3.51
$2.29
LBP204,777

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

 
Gibraltar
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$125.33
GIP97.00
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.78
GIP32.33
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$127.87
GIP98.97
$107.86
LBP9,644,820

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