Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 16.5% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Beirut instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 43.4% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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