Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 59.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Manila, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.27
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.46
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.31
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.56
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱406.87
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.77
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.37
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.79
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.48
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.45
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.43
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.00
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.58
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱590.59
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.18
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.19
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.34
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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