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£153,176
|
$15.95
CA$21.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£114,415
|
$8.82
CA$11.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£33,978
|
$1.77
CA$2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£11,100
|
$1.47
CA$1.97
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£10,188
|
$2.29
CA$3.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£84,195
|
$5.39
CA$7.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£186,206
|
$7.61
CA$10.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£34,772
|
$3.04
CA$4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£39,757
|
$4.81
CA$6.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£13,722
|
$1.62
CA$2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£8,481
|
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£8,164
|
$1.60
CA$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£9,397
|
$1.71
CA$2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£8,054
|
$1.13
CA$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£6,767
|
$1.11
CA$1.49
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£55,241
|
$4.96
CA$6.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£949,880
|
$63.09
CA$84.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£335,242,079
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,332.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£254,633
|
$16.98
CA$22.80
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£878,165
|
$64.04
CA$85.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£10,730,796
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,432.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£5,596,621
|
$952.71
CA$1,279.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£1,986,847
|
$112.22
CA$150.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£4,834,015
|
$746.92
CA$1,002.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£69,178,087
|
$13,296.08
CA$17,851.98
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£39,551
|
$4.67
CA$6.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£43,991
|
$3.31
CA$4.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£51,159
|
$11.96
CA$16.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£972,253
|
$43.49
CA$58.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£135,604
|
$10.20
CA$13.69
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£971,198
|
$49.87
CA$66.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£809,854
|
$36.92
CA$49.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£1,835,513
|
$78.02
CA$104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£1,943,023
|
$97.82
CA$131.34
|
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