Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 69.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 83.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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