Cost of living comparison
India is 49.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in India instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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