Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 23.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 31.2% more in Beirut

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Beirut. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 76.4% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$10.00 LBP896,000	+2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$7.64 LBP684,454	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$1.59 LBP142,400	+138.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.13 LBP101,248	+171.2%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$0.91 LBP81,940	-8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.800	$5.48 LBP490,560	+108.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$6.19 LBP554,417	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.72 LBP243,417	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.890	$3.84 LBP343,695	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$0.69 LBP61,978	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.56 LBP49,776	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.230	$0.41 LBP36,790	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.47 LBP41,793	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.39 LBP35,088	-20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.44 LBP39,298	+15.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$3.49 LBP312,766	+171.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.940	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,770.720	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.960	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	-56.4%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.160	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD269.420	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD208.540	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.660	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+289.9%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.260	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	-39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,125.810	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	-40.8%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$3.00 LBP268,800	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.830	$2.80 LBP250,880	-53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.00 LBP179,200	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.690	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.480	$7.00 LBP627,200	-38.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 31.2% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.940	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	+84.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.750	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.480	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.040	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	+16.7%
Average			+31.2%

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