Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 47.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Beirut instead of London, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.49
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.02
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.88
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£205.55
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.06
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.58
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.25
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.85
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
London
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.72
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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