Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 39.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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