Cost of living comparison
Japan is 24.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Japan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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