Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 68.7% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 87.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$8.50 LBP761K	+132.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$9.50 LBP851K	+35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.91 LBP171K	+109.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.87 LBP78,113	+25.3%
Average			+79.4%

Ecuador vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$0.85 LBP75,881	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$5.54 LBP496K	+81.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.12 LBP548K	+50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.38 LBP214K	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$3.88 LBP347K	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.39 LBP124K	+69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.76 LBP68,245	+56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.75 LBP66,945	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.45 LBP40,622	-1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.42 LBP37,271	-16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.71 LBP63,835	+64.2%
Average			+25.8%

Ecuador vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$4.04 LBP362K	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$77.50 LBP7M	+300.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+150.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$18.00 LBP2M	+48.3%
Average			+116.6%

Ecuador vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.6% more for housing

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$30.24 LBP3M	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$671.90 LBP60M	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$348.30 LBP31M	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$177.50 LBP16M	+291.7%
Average			+87.6%

Ecuador vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$681.75 LBP61M	+119.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$7,021.88 LBP629M	+33.9%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$5.00 LBP448K	+110.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$4.27 LBP382K	+59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$3.00 LBP269K	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$62.50 LBP6M	+99.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$10.00 LBP896K	+59.3%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Ecuador	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$67.62 LBP6M	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$49.29 LBP4M	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$138.89 LBP12M	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$120.00 LBP11M	+57.5%
Average			+28.5%

Ecuador vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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