Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 45.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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