Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 16.6% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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