Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$10.17
L£906,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$2.26
L£201,068
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.74
L£65,685
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$5.59
L£498,229
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$2.64
L£235,262
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$0.91
L£81,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.56
L£50,187
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.54
L£48,311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.62
L£55,604
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.53
L£47,662
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.45
L£40,042
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$3.67
L£326,889
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$2.62
L£234,045
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$2.92
L£260,317
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$9.00
L£802,439
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
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