Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.1% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 72.1% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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