Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 50.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
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