Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 49.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 88.1% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
|
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