Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 38.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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