Cost of living comparison

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Beirut is 10.8% cheaper than Tallinn.

If you lived in Beirut instead of Tallinn, you would:

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pay 36.3% less for restaurants

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.54
€12.45
$8.00
LBP715,377
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.21
€8.47
$7.00
LBP625,955
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
€2.15
$1.51
LBP135,353

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
€1.21
$0.78
LBP69,985
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
€4.86
$5.14
LBP459,361
Milk (1 gallon) $4.66
€4.29
$6.42
LBP574,148

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.03
€6.46
$3.53
LBP315,933
Monthly public transit pass $32.49
€29.88
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,240.65
€26,889.21
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195

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pay 9.6% more for housing

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.32
€26.04
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $729.51
€670.85
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $520.65
€478.78
$369.23
LBP33,017,416

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $450.86
€414.61
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,560.19
€6,032.64
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.41
€4.98
$3.00
LBP268,266
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.78
€3.48
$2.48
LBP221,977
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.90
€5.42
$2.29
LBP204,777

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

 
Tallinn
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.49
€80.46
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.26
€32.42
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.51
€80.48
$107.86
LBP9,644,820

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