Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 10.2% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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