Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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