Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 16.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Spain, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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