Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 81.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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