Beirut

[Lamagoodle]

I thought Luanda (Angola), Norway, Switzerland, Tokyo and Moscow were expensive countries/cities but they are cheap compared to Beirut. It is here that the rich arabs spend their money like maxaa kaa galay not to mention spies everywhere . Vice is the order of the night.

Welcome to Beirut where anything goes and everything has a price; where a dance might cost you a fortunes. Where you rub shoulders with spookes, princesses and top-tier harlots and concubines

[RoobleAlWaliid]

Lebanon had a civil war and learned to move on. The country is 0.45 times the size of Djibouti and has an economy 20 times the size of Somalia. I had no clue it was an expensive capital. Thank for sharing.

[Lamagoodle]

Lebanon had a civil war and learned to move on. The country is 0.45 times the size of Djibouti and has an economy 20 times the size of Somalia. I had no clue it was an expensive capital. Thank for sharing.

True. It has attracted Gulf capital. Downtown Beirut is bathed in cash.

It is still a divided country. Even Beirut is divided; Sunnis, Xizbolah, Druse, Assyrians etc.

If the Syrian war is not ended soon, Lebanon will once again experience a civil war

[RoobleAlWaliid]

Lebanon had a civil war and learned to move on. The country is 0.45 times the size of Djibouti and has an economy 20 times the size of Somalia. I had no clue it was an expensive capital. Thank for sharing.

True. It has attracted Gulf capital. Downtown Beirut is bathed in cash.

It is still a divided country. Even Beirut is divided; Sunnis, Xizbolah, Druse, Assyrians etc.

If the Syrian war is not ended soon, Lebanon will once again experience a civil war

Insh'Allah the bloodshed will end soon.

[Lamagoodle]

Rooble, the middle east is going through what Europe went through in the 15th century; so called 30 year war between 1618 and 1648; this war started as a conflict between Catholics and Protestants but turned into an all out war.

Unless a cure is found for the cancer of wahabism, there will be no end.

[Thuganomics]

In the 70s and most of the 80s Beruit was a by word for calamity and chaos.It's now a flourishing capital even though its situation remains precarious.It could go off at anytime with all the unstablezing factors it has to contend with

[DisplacedDiraac]

Expensive? For Middle East standards yes but not for western standards.

[Lamagoodle]

Expensive? For Middle East standards yes but not for western standards.

Displaced, have you visited Beirut? If so when?

It is more expensive than Luanda, Oslo, Tokyo and Moscow. These are the most expensive cities in the world. My opinion is that Beirut has joined and passed that club of expensive cities. The reasons; too much capital from the middle east (rich arabs view Beirut as Las Vegas), too many rich refugees from the middle east (the upper class made their way there following the wars). And Spookes;

[DisplacedDiraac]

I went there last year, for a week. I found it a wee bit expensive, but the amount of wealthy arabs there is more than Bahrain... I thought that was their las vegas on the weekends.

Haven't been to the countries you mentioned apart from Norway but that was a decade ago so I can't really compare.

Beirut however is worth the price imo.

[axmed89]

Beruit? Lol Beirut probably does'nt even have running water in some part's, and most of the people probably live on 20 dollars a week. Hardly las vegas.

[Lamagoodle]

Beruit? Lol Beirut probably does'nt even have running water in some part's, and most of the people probably live on 20 dollars a week. Hardly las vegas.

That is probably true. But, downtown Beirut is expensive. It is the same in Luanda where most ppl live below the poverty line.

[Lamagoodle]

I went there last year, for a week. I found it a wee bit expensive, but the amount of wealthy arabs there is more than Bahrain... I thought that was their las vegas on the weekends.

Haven't been to the countries you mentioned apart from Norway but that was a decade ago so I can't really compare.

Beirut however is worth the price imo.

Have you seen the spookes who swam the restaurants and bars? The rich arabs? The high-end prostitution?

Oslo is expensive!

[DisplacedDiraac]

The high-end prostitution?

This wasn't really a shocker.. I've seen worser things in Dubai and Bahrain.. especially the latter, that's one country I would never step foot in again!!

Btw I actually found Oman to be more expensive especially when it came to dining out.. but i guess that was because of the high currency exchange..

[Murax]

Lebaneese, Syrian girls are the prettiest Arab girls by far. Its no wonder Khaleejis, even westerners will come and spend out like crazy.

[FAH1223]

Lebaneese, Syrian girls are the prettiest Arab girls by far. Its no wonder Khaleejis, even westerners will come and spend out like crazy.

that's cause they are basically white girls