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Beirut vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 75.0% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 5.7% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$10.00 LBP894,057	+230.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$7.64 LBP682,970	+123.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.59 LBP142,091	+155.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$1.13 LBP101,028	+219.8%
Average			+182.3%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$0.91 LBP81,762	-24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$5.48 LBP489,496	+57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$6.19 LBP553,215	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.72 LBP242,889	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$3.84 LBP342,950	+136.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$0.69 LBP61,843	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$0.56 LBP49,668	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$0.41 LBP36,711	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$0.47 LBP41,703	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.39 LBP35,011	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.44 LBP39,212	-65.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$3.49 LBP312,088	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$75.00 LBP6,705,430	+488.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,171,804	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$12.75 LBP1,139,923	+285.2%
Average			+199.7%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Jakarta	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$31.88 LBP2,849,808	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$738.24 LBP66,002,463	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$359.38 LBP32,130,183	+37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$161.18 LBP14,410,684	+106.8%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$283.33 LBP25,331,623	+66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$4,111.11 LBP367,556,877	-55.1%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$3.00 LBP268,217	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$2.80 LBP250,336	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$2.00 LBP178,811	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$59.33 LBP5,304,740	+102.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$7.00 LBP625,840	+119.5%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$78.12 LBP6,984,822	+38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$57.86 LBP5,172,760	+67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$103.12 LBP9,219,966	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$110.71 LBP9,898,491	+28.2%
Average			+38.0%

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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: January 2025

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