Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 63.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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