Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 12.8% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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