Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 22.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.00
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.02
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.97
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.96
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.64
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.52
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,920.34
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.08
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.58
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,067.05
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€835.71
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.36
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.47
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,086.66
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.85
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.49
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.99
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.48
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.78
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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