Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 23.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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