Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 25.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 91.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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