Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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