Cost of living comparison
Poland is 18.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
|
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