Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 9.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Oman, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Oman
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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