Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 35.8% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 43.7% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 32.4% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 36.1% less in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 67.5% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.4% less in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Beirut
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.63
|
$10.00
LBP895,679
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$14.78
|
$7.64
LBP684,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.25
|
$1.59
LBP142,349
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.56
|
$1.13
LBP101,212
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.24
|
$0.91
LBP81,911
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.85
|
$5.48
LBP490,384
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.52
|
$6.19
LBP554,219
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.29
|
$2.72
LBP243,330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.35
|
$3.84
LBP343,572
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.31
|
$0.69
LBP61,955
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
$0.56
LBP49,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
$0.41
LBP36,777
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.31
|
$0.47
LBP41,778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.67
|
$0.39
LBP35,075
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.38
|
$0.44
LBP39,284
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.59
|
$3.49
LBP312,654
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$210.47
|
$75.00
LBP6,717,593
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,687,037,139
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.05
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,991
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$89.54
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
|
$738.24
LBP66,122,188
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
|
$359.38
LBP32,188,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$221.26
|
$161.18
LBP14,436,824
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,437.78
|
$283.33
LBP25,377,573
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,223,608
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.82
|
$3.00
LBP268,704
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.63
|
$2.80
LBP250,790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$40.35
|
$2.00
LBP179,136
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$65.74
|
$59.33
LBP5,314,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.20
|
$7.00
LBP626,975
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$125.03
|
$78.12
LBP6,997,493
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$90.90
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,143
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$197.07
|
$103.12
LBP9,236,690
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$213.82
|
$110.71
LBP9,916,447
|
|
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