Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 0.4% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$8.50 LBP761K	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$9.50 LBP851K	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.91 LBP171K	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$0.87 LBP78,113	-23.9%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	Colombia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$0.85 LBP75,881	-59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$5.54 LBP496K	+40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$6.12 LBP548K	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$2.38 LBP214K	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$3.88 LBP347K	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.39 LBP124K	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.76 LBP68,245	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$0.75 LBP66,945	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$0.45 LBP40,622	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.42 LBP37,271	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.71 LBP63,835	+10.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Colombia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$4.04 LBP362K	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$77.50 LBP7M	+34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+116.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$18.00 LBP2M	-14.4%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Colombia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$30.24 LBP3M	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$671.90 LBP60M	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$348.30 LBP31M	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$177.50 LBP16M	+74.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay about the same for childcare

	Colombia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$681.75 LBP61M	+14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-12.3%

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pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$5.00 LBP448K	+93.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$4.27 LBP382K	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$3.00 LBP269K	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$62.50 LBP6M	+51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$10.00 LBP896K	+50.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Colombia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$67.62 LBP6M	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$49.29 LBP4M	-8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$138.89 LBP12M	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$120.00 LBP11M	+4.3%
Average			-5.2%

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