Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 72.3% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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