Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 26.2% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF755
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF727
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF529
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF114
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF840
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF688
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF572
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF737
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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