Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 10.5% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.82
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.27
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€7.07
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.53
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.81
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.38
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€27,179.43
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.87
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.41
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€678.20
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€564.20
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€147.18
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€405.89
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,866.11
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.33
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.80
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€78.35
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.42
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€76.43
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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