Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 45.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 64.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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