Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 10.7% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Prague, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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