Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Japan, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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