Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 74.4% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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