Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.3% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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