Cost of living comparison
Australia is 83.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£152,824
|
$15.31
A$23.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£114,153
|
$8.98
A$13.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£33,900
|
$2.45
A$3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£11,075
|
$2.05
A$3.19
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£10,164
|
$2.00
A$3.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£84,002
|
$4.24
A$6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£185,779
|
$5.00
A$7.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£34,692
|
$3.52
A$5.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£39,666
|
$3.56
A$5.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£13,691
|
$1.44
A$2.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£8,462
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£8,145
|
$1.31
A$2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£9,375
|
$2.10
A$3.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£8,036
|
$1.03
A$1.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£6,751
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£55,114
|
$4.95
A$7.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£947,701
|
$81.92
A$127.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£334,473,125
|
$22,079.60
A$34,274.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£254,049
|
$15.28
A$23.71
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£876,151
|
$55.83
A$86.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£10,706,182
|
$1,119.19
A$1,737.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£5,583,784
|
$889.00
A$1,380.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£1,982,290
|
$120.53
A$187.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£4,822,927
|
$1,373.48
A$2,132.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£69,019,411
|
$11,458.00
A$17,786.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£39,460
|
$5.72
A$8.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£43,890
|
$3.30
A$5.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£51,042
|
$24.53
A$38.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£970,022
|
$46.71
A$72.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£135,292
|
$12.25
A$19.02
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£968,970
|
$71.47
A$110.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£807,997
|
$41.82
A$64.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£1,831,303
|
$101.71
A$157.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£1,938,566
|
$106.56
A$165.41
|
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