Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 67.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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