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
₱300.48
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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