Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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