Cost of living comparison
Canada is 55.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Canada instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£906,422
|
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,068
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,685
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£498,229
|
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,262
|
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,203
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,187
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,311
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,604
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,662
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,042
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£326,889
|
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,045
|
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,317
|
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£802,439
|
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
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