Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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