Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 20.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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