Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 62.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 96.7% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 43.2% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 93.3% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Beirut. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱289.08	$10.00 LBP895,679	+95.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱240.90	$7.64 LBP684,209	+79.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱49.34	$1.59 LBP142,349	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.77	$1.13 LBP101,212	+130.0%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱76.40	$0.91 LBP81,911	-32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱299.72	$5.48 LBP490,384	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱383.90	$6.19 LBP554,219	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱117.46	$2.72 LBP243,330	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱136.72	$3.84 LBP343,572	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.00	$0.69 LBP61,955	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.43	$0.56 LBP49,758	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.02	$0.41 LBP36,777	-73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.20	$0.47 LBP41,778	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.87	$0.39 LBP35,075	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱83.92	$0.44 LBP39,284	-70.5%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱234.04	$3.49 LBP312,654	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱561.10	$75.00 LBP6,717,593	+655.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,445,396.42	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,037,139	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱150.80	$12.75 LBP1,141,991	+377.8%
Average			+258.7%

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Manila	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,627.91	$31.88 LBP2,854,977	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,498.89	$738.24 LBP66,122,188	+57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,249.47	$359.38 LBP32,188,466	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,009.23	$161.18 LBP14,436,824	+51.6%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,269.81	$283.33 LBP25,377,573	-41.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱798,409.45	$4,111.11 LBP368,223,608	-70.9%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱77.09	$3.00 LBP268,704	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱152.42	$2.80 LBP250,790	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱173.45	$2.00 LBP179,136	-34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,295.11	$59.33 LBP5,314,362	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱433.62	$7.00 LBP626,975	-8.8%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 93.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,882.65	$78.12 LBP6,997,493	+134.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,503.12	$57.86 LBP5,182,143	+117.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,183.54	$103.12 LBP9,236,690	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,441.28	$110.71 LBP9,916,447	+81.8%
Average			+93.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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