Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 23.8% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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