Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 19.2% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Beirut are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	$10.00 LBP896,383	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	$7.64 LBP684,747	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.02	$1.59 LBP142,461	+60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.07	$1.13 LBP101,291	+89.3%
Average			+30.1%

Yerevan vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.29	$0.91 LBP81,975	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	$5.48 LBP490,770	+35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	$6.19 LBP554,655	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD944.77	$2.72 LBP243,521	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	$3.84 LBP343,842	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.20	$0.69 LBP62,004	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.56	$0.56 LBP49,798	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.24	$0.41 LBP36,806	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD386.96	$0.47 LBP41,811	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.77	$0.39 LBP35,103	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.23	$0.44 LBP39,314	+36.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	$3.49 LBP312,900	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	+483.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	+198.6%
Average			+161.2%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Yerevan	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	+63.5%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	-54.5%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD789.46	$3.00 LBP268,915	+45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	$2.80 LBP250,987	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD986.82	$2.00 LBP179,277	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	$7.00 LBP627,468	-9.3%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	-7.3%
Average			-18.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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