Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
|
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