Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 28.8% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 40.3% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 47.7% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Lebanon

The cost of clothing and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Canada. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Canada	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.02 CA$24.10	$8.50 LBP761K	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 CA$14.58	$9.50 LBP851K	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.84	$1.91 LBP171K	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 CA$2.32	$0.87 LBP78,113	-46.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 40.3% less for groceries

	Canada	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CA$3.56	$0.85 LBP75,881	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 CA$7.37	$5.54 LBP496K	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 CA$11.44	$6.12 LBP548K	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 CA$4.95	$2.38 LBP214K	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 CA$7.62	$3.88 LBP347K	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.54	$1.39 LBP124K	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CA$0.90	$0.76 LBP68,245	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CA$2.34	$0.75 LBP66,945	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.50	$0.45 LBP40,622	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.63	$0.42 LBP37,271	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.53	$0.71 LBP63,835	-34.3%
Average			-40.3%

Canada vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Canada	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CA$6.33	$4.04 LBP362K	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.05 CA$92.09	$77.50 LBP7M	+19.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+96.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.38 CA$21.77	$18.00 LBP2M	+17.0%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 47.7% less for housing

	Canada	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.08 CA$80.80	$30.24 LBP3M	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	$671.90 LBP60M	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	$348.30 LBP31M	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.92 CA$155.62	$177.50 LBP16M	+61.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Canada	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	$681.75 LBP61M	-3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-50.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.10 CA$7.22	$5.00 LBP448K	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 CA$5.19	$4.27 LBP382K	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.41 CA$18.98	$3.00 LBP269K	-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.22 CA$59.77	$62.50 LBP6M	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.12 CA$15.74	$10.00 LBP896K	-10.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Canada	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.28 CA$75.43	$67.62 LBP6M	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.15 CA$56.84	$49.29 LBP4M	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.30 CA$122.18	$138.89 LBP12M	+60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.70 CA$141.15	$120.00 LBP11M	+20.4%
Average			+31.8%

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