Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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