Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 16.5% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Lebanon

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Lebanon are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Latvia, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Latvia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.63	$8.50 LBP761K	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.25	$9.50 LBP851K	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$1.91 LBP171K	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.87 LBP78,113	-23.3%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Latvia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$0.85 LBP75,881	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$5.54 LBP496K	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.88	$6.12 LBP548K	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.84	$2.38 LBP214K	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.09	$3.88 LBP347K	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.39 LBP124K	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.76 LBP68,245	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.75 LBP66,945	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.45 LBP40,622	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.42 LBP37,271	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.71 LBP63,835	+70.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Latvia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.32	$4.04 LBP362K	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.05	$77.50 LBP7M	+102.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,527.52	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+102.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.17	$18.00 LBP2M	+96.0%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Latvia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.60	$30.24 LBP3M	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €317.45	$671.90 LBP60M	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €235.47	$348.30 LBP31M	+31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.25	$177.50 LBP16M	-21.9%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Latvia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €434.98	$681.75 LBP61M	+39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,753.15	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-54.6%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.03	$5.00 LBP448K	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$4.27 LBP382K	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.43	$3.00 LBP269K	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.70	$62.50 LBP6M	+47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.87	$10.00 LBP896K	+0.4%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Latvia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €58.97	$67.62 LBP6M	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.80	$49.29 LBP4M	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.21	$138.89 LBP12M	+78.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$120.00 LBP11M	-2.6%
Average			+22.3%

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