Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 29.7% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.35
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.00
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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