Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
|
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