Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 6.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0500
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1100
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1900
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5200
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF609.3600
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7600
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.9200
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.9300
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.1000
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF14.1100
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF238.9000
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3900
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2200
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8900
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1300
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.6000
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7400
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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