Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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