Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 7.2% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 7.7% more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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