Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 11.0% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Beirut instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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