Cost of living comparison

Oranjestad, Aruba

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 24.0% cheaper than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Beirut

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Oranjestad, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.00 AWG34.20	$10.00 LBP894,793	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.49	$7.64 LBP683,533	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 AWG2.40	$1.59 LBP142,208	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 AWG2.90	$1.13 LBP101,112	-29.8%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$3.05 AWG5.50	$0.91 LBP81,830	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 AWG10.80	$5.48 LBP489,899	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 AWG11.52	$6.19 LBP553,671	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00 AWG9.00	$2.72 LBP243,089	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21 AWG9.38	$3.84 LBP343,232	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 AWG3.22	$0.69 LBP61,894	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$0.56 LBP49,709	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 AWG3.27	$0.41 LBP36,741	-77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$0.47 LBP41,737	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 AWG1.90	$0.39 LBP35,040	-63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$0.44 LBP39,245	-51.7%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.66 AWG10.19	$3.49 LBP312,345	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00 AWG72.00	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	+87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.10 AWG91.97	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	-75.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.80 AWG165.25	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.08 AWG300.74	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	-3.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.00 AWG405.00	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	+25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545	-44.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$3.00 LBP268,438
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 AWG6.69	$2.80 LBP250,542	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.00	$2.00 LBP178,959	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$131.44 AWG236.60	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 AWG18.00	$7.00 LBP626,355	-30.0%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Oranjestad	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 AWG144.00	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.37 AWG103.27	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.59 AWG209.86	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	+7.6%
Average			-1.4%

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