Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 7.7% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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