Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Beirut instead of Porto-novo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.00
LBP715,377
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Porto-novo
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
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