Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 49.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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