Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 30.2% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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