Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$18.66
₪69.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.57
₪9.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$2.12
₪7.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$6.89
₪25.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.60
₪24.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$4.43
₪16.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.93
₪3.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.78
₪2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.84
₪3.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.61
₪2.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.62
₪2.30
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$7.24
₪26.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$54.77
₪204.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$13.38
₪49.87
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$7.84
₪29.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$3.63
₪13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$65.58
₪244.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$11.89
₪44.33
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$130.62
₪486.93
|
|
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