Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.91
|
$10.17
L£152,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$7.59
L£113,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.26
L£33,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.74
L£11,055
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.68
L£10,146
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$5.59
L£83,850
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$12.36
L£185,443
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.31
L£34,629
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.64
L£39,594
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.91
L£13,666
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
L£8,446
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.54
L£8,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.62
L£9,358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
L£8,021
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.45
L£6,739
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.67
L£55,014
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.71
|
$63.04
L£945,987
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,765.88
|
$22,250.00
L£333,868,332
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.21
|
$16.90
L£253,590
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.64
|
$58.28
L£874,567
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.26
|
$712.20
L£10,686,823
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.03
|
$371.45
L£5,573,687
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.25
|
$131.87
L£1,978,705
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.67
|
$320.83
L£4,814,206
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,302.53
|
$4,591.35
L£68,894,610
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.62
L£39,389
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$2.92
L£43,810
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$3.40
L£50,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.38
|
$64.53
L£968,268
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.29
|
$9.00
L£135,048
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.56
|
$64.46
L£967,218
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.13
|
$53.75
L£806,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.93
|
$121.82
L£1,827,992
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.97
|
$128.96
L£1,935,061
|
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