Cost of living comparison
Germany is 41.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Germany instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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