Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 75.2% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 78.1% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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