Cost of living comparison
Australia is 83.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
|
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