Cost of living comparison
Austria is 39.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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