Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 26.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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