Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 32.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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