Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 30.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 65.1% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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