Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.1% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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