Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 25.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 60.7% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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