Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.8% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.0% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 56.5% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 24.7% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 43.6% less in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 42.3% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.3% less in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Beirut
Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.00
LBP894,793
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.64
LBP683,533
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.59
LBP142,208
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.13
LBP101,112
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$0.91
LBP81,830
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$5.48
LBP489,899
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$6.19
LBP553,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$2.72
LBP243,089
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.84
LBP343,232
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.69
LBP61,894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.56
LBP49,709
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.41
LBP36,741
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$0.47
LBP41,737
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.39
LBP35,040
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.44
LBP39,245
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$3.49
LBP312,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,710,951
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
LBP2,684,380,464
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,140,862
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,852,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$738.24
LBP66,056,813
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$359.38
LBP32,156,641
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$161.18
LBP14,422,550
|
|
pay 42.3% less for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$283.33
LBP25,352,482
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$4,111.11
LBP367,859,545
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,438
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.80
LBP250,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$2.00
LBP178,959
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$59.33
LBP5,309,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$7.00
LBP626,355
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$78.12
LBP6,990,574
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$57.86
LBP5,177,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$103.12
LBP9,227,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$110.71
LBP9,906,642
|
|
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