Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 27.9% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Praia, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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