Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 85.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Praia, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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