Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 62.0% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Manila, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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