Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.66
₪77.49
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.33
₪49.99
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
₪9.73
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
₪7.33
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
₪8.85
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.48
₪24.29
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
₪27.22
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
₪14.48
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
₪17.87
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₪5.10
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₪2.77
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.23
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₪2.17
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.14
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.93
₪235.95
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,738.40
₪164,001.51
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.03
₪37.59
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.37
₪98.87
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.76
₪5,507.28
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,046.06
₪3,922.32
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.61
₪538.47
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$842.15
₪3,157.73
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,369.36
₪57,628.93
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.53
₪31.99
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
₪15.22
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
₪34.99
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
₪318.38
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
₪44.99
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Jerusalem
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.33
₪364.93
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.99
₪224.96
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.99
₪412.42
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.32
₪409.92
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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