Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 15.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Beirut instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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