Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 68.0% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD353
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD169
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD319
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD283
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD279
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 67.6% more for housing
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD532
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD936
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
Armenia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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