Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.8% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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