Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 19.8% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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