Cost of living comparison

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 5.8% more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 44.7% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 64.0% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Beirut

The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$19.98	$10.00 LBP894,793	+35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$29.97	$7.64 LBP683,533	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.59 LBP142,208	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 EC$4.75	$1.13 LBP101,112	-35.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 44.7% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 EC$4.99	$0.91 LBP81,830	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.26 EC$19.60	$5.48 LBP489,899	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.78	$6.19 LBP553,671	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.43	$2.72 LBP243,089	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$3.84 LBP343,232	+93.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.76 EC$10.16	$0.69 LBP61,894	-81.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.56 LBP49,709	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.18 EC$11.29	$0.41 LBP36,741	-90.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.53	$0.47 LBP41,737	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 EC$4.31	$0.39 LBP35,040	-75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 EC$3.32	$0.44 LBP39,245	-64.4%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.57 EC$39.34	$3.49 LBP312,345	-76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.20 EC$159.85	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	+26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,376.83 EC$87,417.47	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.98 EC$67.44	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	-49.0%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 64.0% more for housing

	Kingstown	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$149.86	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.02 EC$799.25	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	+149.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$296.02 EC$799.25	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.74 EC$191.00	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	+127.9%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Kingstown	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$499.53	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	+53.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545
Average			+53.1%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.00 LBP268,438	+62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 EC$7.33	$2.80 LBP250,542	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 EC$11.99	$2.00 LBP178,959	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$99.91	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	+60.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$14.99	$7.00 LBP626,355	+26.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Kingstown	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.76 EC$274.74	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.25 EC$224.79	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$299.72	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$274.74	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	+8.8%
Average			-13.0%

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