Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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