Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 7.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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