Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 33.2% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,163.960
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.360
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.220
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.010
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.120
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,164.750
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.800
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.360
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.540
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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