Cost of living comparison
Italy is 68.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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