Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 42.7% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 81.5% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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