Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Christmas Island instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
?? |
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