Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 39.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.4% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 50.2% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 32.6% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 32.9% less in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 68.3% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% less in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 8.4% less in Beirut
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Paris, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$10.00
LBP895,679
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$7.64
LBP684,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.47
|
$1.59
LBP142,349
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.51
|
$1.13
LBP101,212
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.70
|
$0.91
LBP81,911
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.54
|
$5.48
LBP490,384
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$6.19
LBP554,219
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
$2.72
LBP243,330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.37
|
$3.84
LBP343,572
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$0.69
LBP61,955
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.56
LBP49,758
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.27
|
$0.41
LBP36,777
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.47
LBP41,778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,075
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.44
LBP39,284
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.50
|
$3.49
LBP312,654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€78.62
|
$75.00
LBP6,717,593
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,752.51
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,687,037,139
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.09
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,991
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.57
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,160.78
|
$738.24
LBP66,122,188
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€897.70
|
$359.38
LBP32,188,466
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€159.92
|
$161.18
LBP14,436,824
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€642.06
|
$283.33
LBP25,377,573
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,535.03
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,223,608
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$3.00
LBP268,704
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.66
|
$2.80
LBP250,790
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$2.00
LBP179,136
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€30.97
|
$59.33
LBP5,314,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$7.00
LBP626,975
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.13
|
$78.12
LBP6,997,493
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.54
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€94.70
|
$103.12
LBP9,236,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€126.48
|
$110.71
LBP9,916,447
|
|
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