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
LRD1,491.38
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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