Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 72.2% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 59.8% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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