Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 49.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
|
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