Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.5 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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