Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 10.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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