Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 13.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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