Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iran, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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