Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 20.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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