Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 54.8% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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