Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 42.4% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 64.9% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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