Cost of living comparison
Italy is 27.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,154
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,452
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,810
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,181
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,712
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,358
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,283
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,403
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,711
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,754
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,119
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,513
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,492
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,814
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£803,973
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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