Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 22.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% more in Italy
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Italy
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Italy
Housing: pay 23.1% more in Italy
Childcare: pay 9.3% more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Italy
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Italy

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and childcare in Italy are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Italy.

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Italy vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 67.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$18.81 €16.74	+121.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$11.59 €10.31	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.95 €2.62	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.38 €1.23	+58.5%
Average			+67.6%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.19 €1.95	+158.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$8.58 €7.64	+55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$5.84 €5.20	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.02 €3.58	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$5.65 €5.02	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.15 €1.02	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.96 €0.85	+25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.19 €1.06	+58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.45 €1.29	+220.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.86 €0.76	+106.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.81 €0.72	+14.2%
Average			+54.1%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$7.75 €6.90	+91.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$43.51 €38.72	-43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$20.27 €18.04	+12.6%
Average			-3.5%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.1% more for housing

	Lebanon	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$30.01 €26.71	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$723.52 €643.96	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$562.80 €500.92	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$162.38 €144.52	-8.5%
Average			+23.1%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of housing

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pay 9.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$542.33 €482.69	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	+50.0%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.64 €5.02	+12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$1.96 €1.74	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$6.73 €5.99	+124.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$55.93 €49.78	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$10.26 €9.13	+2.6%
Average			-7.0%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$86.42 €76.92	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$38.24 €34.03	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$99.86 €88.88	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$127.82 €113.76	+6.5%
Average			-6.7%

Lebanon vs. Italy - Cost of clothing

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