Cost of living comparison

Lobamba, Swaziland

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Lobamba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Lobamba, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Lobamba	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$10.00 LBP895,577
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.64 LBP684,131
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.59 LBP142,333
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.13 LBP101,200

Lobamba vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Lobamba	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.91 LBP81,901
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.48 LBP490,328
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$6.19 LBP554,155
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.72 LBP243,302
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.84 LBP343,533
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.69 LBP61,948
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.56 LBP49,753
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.41 LBP36,773
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 LBP41,774
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.39 LBP35,071
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.44 LBP39,279

Lobamba vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Lobamba	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.49 LBP312,618
Monthly public transit pass	??	$75.00 LBP6,716,825
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.75 LBP1,141,860

Lobamba vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Lobamba	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$31.88 LBP2,854,651
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$738.24 LBP66,114,631
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$359.38 LBP32,184,787
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$161.18 LBP14,435,174

Lobamba vs. Beirut - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Lobamba	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$283.33 LBP25,374,672
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Lobamba	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.00 LBP268,673
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.80 LBP250,761
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 LBP179,115
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$59.33 LBP5,313,755
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.00 LBP626,904

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lobamba	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$78.12 LBP6,996,693
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$57.86 LBP5,181,551
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$103.12 LBP9,235,634
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.71 LBP9,915,313

Lobamba vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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