Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 0.8% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Japan, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥924
|
$6.00
LBP537,373
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥689
|
$7.00
LBP626,936
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥142
|
$1.51
LBP135,565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥112
|
$0.98
LBP87,572
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥197
|
$0.56
LBP49,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥777
|
$3.99
LBP356,920
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥721
|
$5.67
LBP507,893
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥279
|
$1.89
LBP169,227
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$3.02
LBP270,341
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥270
|
$0.53
LBP47,480
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥155
|
$0.41
LBP36,704
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥247
|
$0.29
LBP26,224
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥253
|
$0.43
LBP38,693
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥156
|
$0.29
LBP25,526
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥126
|
$0.38
LBP33,600
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥585
|
$3.51
LBP314,528
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,501
|
$65.22
LBP5,841,016
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,006,223
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,127,103,233
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,426
|
$13.50
LBP1,209,090
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,691
|
$50.62
LBP4,534,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥67,374
|
$485.94
LBP43,521,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,104
|
$247.12
LBP22,132,208
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,004
|
$178.38
LBP15,976,323
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥33,735
|
$230.00
LBP20,599,316
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,515,163
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,403,892
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥365
|
$3.00
LBP268,687
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥384
|
$1.74
LBP155,944
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥542
|
$2.29
LBP205,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,785
|
$40.17
LBP3,597,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,622
|
$6.75
LBP604,545
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,420
|
$59.34
LBP5,314,959
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,640
|
$54.29
LBP4,861,950
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,430
|
$95.60
LBP8,561,724
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥11,986
|
$96.43
LBP8,636,359
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