Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 19.1% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.15
|
$10.00
LBP893,984
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.57
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.38
|
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.16
|
$0.91
LBP81,756
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$5.48
LBP489,456
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$6.19
LBP553,170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.72
LBP242,869
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.50
|
$3.84
LBP342,922
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.21
|
$0.69
LBP61,838
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.56
LBP49,664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$0.41
LBP36,708
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$0.47
LBP41,699
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.79
|
$0.39
LBP35,009
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.67
|
$0.44
LBP39,209
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.26
|
$3.49
LBP312,062
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.59
|
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,421.25
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,681,951,454
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.28
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.73
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,937.29
|
$738.24
LBP65,997,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,598.41
|
$359.38
LBP32,127,543
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.35
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,587.08
|
$283.33
LBP25,329,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,887.11
|
$4,111.11
LBP367,526,681
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.13
|
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.90
|
$2.80
LBP250,315
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.02
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK439.05
|
$59.33
LBP5,304,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.42
|
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK991.12
|
$78.12
LBP6,984,249
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.69
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.19
|
$103.12
LBP9,219,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.66
|
$110.71
LBP9,897,678
|
|
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