Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 17.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of France, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$10.17
L£908,154
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$2.26
L£201,452
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.74
L£65,810
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$5.59
L£499,181
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.64
L£235,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.91
L£81,358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.56
L£50,283
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.54
L£48,403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.62
L£55,711
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.53
L£47,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.45
L£40,119
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$3.67
L£327,513
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$2.62
L£234,492
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.92
L£260,814
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$9.00
L£803,973
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
France
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
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