Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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