Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 45.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Beirut instead of London, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.52
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.23
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.60
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.34
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.62
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.44
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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