Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 78.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
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