Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 35.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$192.90	$10.00 LBP895,566	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$144.68	$7.64 LBP684,123	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.97	$1.59 LBP142,331	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.01	$1.13 LBP101,199	+46.2%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.64	$0.91 LBP81,900	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.56	$5.48 LBP490,322	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.01	$6.19 LBP554,149	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.41	$2.72 LBP243,299	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.38	$3.84 LBP343,529	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.74	$0.69 LBP61,948	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.00	$0.56 LBP49,752	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.52	$0.41 LBP36,773	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.47 LBP41,773	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.53	$0.39 LBP35,071	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.44 LBP39,279	-47.0%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.10	$3.49 LBP312,614	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$347.23	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	+319.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.52	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	+266.9%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$473.70	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$588.96	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	+431.8%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	-51.2%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.05	$3.00 LBP268,670	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.41	$2.80 LBP250,759	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.20	$2.00 LBP179,113	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.45	$7.00 LBP626,896	+41.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	+38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$797.79	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	+40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	+20.4%
Average			+28.0%

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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: June 2025

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