Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 69.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 83.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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