Cost of living comparison

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Beirut is 37.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.

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

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pay 55.4% less for restaurants

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€20.33
$10.00
LBP898,133
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€12.20
$7.64
LBP686,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.89
€3.69
$1.59
LBP142,739

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$3.19
€3.03
$0.91
LBP82,135
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.38
€7.95
$5.48
LBP491,728
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
€5.50
$6.19
LBP555,737

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
€5.81
$3.49
LBP313,510
Monthly public transit pass ?? $75.00
LBP6,735,996
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,027.72
€25,632.06
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584

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pay 48.0% less for housing

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.67
€49.01
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,942.57
€1,842.26
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,630.61
€1,546.41
$359.38
LBP32,276,650

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,316.93
€1,248.93
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,684.09
€16,770.92
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.23
€6.86
$3.00
LBP269,440
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.34
€4.12
$2.80
LBP251,477
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.16
€5.84
$2.00
LBP179,627

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

 
Luxembourg
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.15
€60.84
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.76
€31.07
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.52
€78.26
$103.12
LBP9,261,995

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