Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 15.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Beirut instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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