Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 34.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Canada, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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