Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 14.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
|
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