Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 95.6% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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