Cost of living comparison
Israel is 59.6% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
|
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