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Lebanon vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 38.1% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 48.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Australia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$7.66 LBP684,169	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$8.00 LBP714,522	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.63 LBP145,385	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$0.76 LBP68,103	-64.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 48.0% less for groceries

	Australia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$0.60 LBP53,699	-74.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$3.95 LBP352,609	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$5.56 LBP496,610	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$2.33 LBP208,328	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$3.54 LBP316,225	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$0.68 LBP61,124	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$0.46 LBP40,766	-64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$0.41 LBP36,360	-69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$0.46 LBP41,477	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$0.33 LBP29,389	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.45 LBP40,127	-53.9%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Australia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$3.44 LBP306,966	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-10.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Australia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+4.2%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Australia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-70.4%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$4.00 LBP357,261	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$2.89 LBP258,327	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$2.52 LBP225,521	-91.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$8.25 LBP736,851	-37.0%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Australia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-17.6%
Average			-8.8%

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