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
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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