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
CRC5,442.42
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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