Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 49.0% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 79.1% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 35.3% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Lebanon

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$8.50 LBP761K	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$9.50 LBP851K	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$1.91 LBP171K	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$0.87 LBP78,113	+17.1%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Brazil	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$0.85 LBP75,881	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$5.54 LBP496K	+17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$6.12 LBP548K	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.38 LBP214K	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$3.88 LBP347K	+100.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$1.39 LBP124K	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$0.76 LBP68,245	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$0.75 LBP66,945	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$0.45 LBP40,622	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$0.42 LBP37,271	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$0.71 LBP63,835	+46.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Brazil	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$4.04 LBP362K	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$77.50 LBP7M	+69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+126.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$18.00 LBP2M	+91.7%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 79.1% more for housing

	Brazil	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$30.24 LBP3M	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$671.90 LBP60M	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$348.30 LBP31M	+46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$177.50 LBP16M	+186.3%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 35.3% more for childcare

	Brazil	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$681.75 LBP61M	+115.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-14.9%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$5.00 LBP448K	+150.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$4.27 LBP382K	+111.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.00 LBP269K	+22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$62.50 LBP6M	+135.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$10.00 LBP896K	+39.5%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Brazil	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$67.62 LBP6M	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$49.29 LBP4M	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$138.89 LBP12M	+58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$120.00 LBP11M	+71.7%
Average			+35.1%

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