Cost of living comparison

Hamilton, Bermuda

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 55.3% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 75.3% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 60.9% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 80.9% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Beirut

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$10.00 LBP894,096	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$7.64 LBP683,000	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 BMD3.30	$1.59 LBP142,097	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$1.13 LBP101,033	-62.3%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 75.3% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$8.28 BMD8.28	$0.91 LBP81,766	-89.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 BMD7.59	$5.48 LBP489,517	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.06 BMD17.06	$6.19 LBP553,239	-63.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.24 BMD7.24	$2.72 LBP242,900	-62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.11 BMD11.11	$3.84 LBP342,965	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.68 BMD4.68	$0.69 LBP61,846	-85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.88 BMD2.88	$0.56 LBP49,671	-80.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.61 BMD4.61	$0.41 LBP36,712	-91.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.32 BMD4.32	$0.47 LBP41,705	-89.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.04 BMD4.04	$0.39 LBP35,013	-90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60 BMD2.60	$0.44 LBP39,214	-83.1%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 BMD8.77	$3.49 LBP312,101	-60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.61 BMD36.61	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	-65.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 60.9% less for housing

	Hamilton	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$141.25 BMD141.25	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,336.36 BMD3,336.36	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,225.00 BMD2,225.00	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.39 BMD168.39	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	-4.3%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 80.9% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	-83.3%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$3.00 LBP268,229	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 BMD5.75	$2.80 LBP250,347	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$2.00 LBP178,819	-88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25 BMD181.25	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	-67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 BMD13.00	$7.00 LBP625,867	-46.2%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00 BMD75.00	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 BMD134.00	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.60 BMD122.60	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	-9.7%
Average			-11.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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