Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 8.5% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Prague, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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