Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Kentucky, USA

Kentucky vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Kentucky is 41.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% more in Kentucky
Groceries: pay 71.2% more in Kentucky
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Kentucky
Housing: pay 87.6% more in Kentucky
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Kentucky
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Kentucky
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Kentucky

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

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Kentucky vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$14.79	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$9.20	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.33	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,117	$1.86	+113.4%
Average			+39.6%

Lebanon vs. Kentucky - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,884	$2.91	+243.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.53	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$3.21	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.45	+44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$4.99	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.52	+81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,248	$0.72	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,948	$1.87	+149.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,624	$2.06	+353.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,273	$1.26	+203.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,838	$1.34	+88.3%
Average			+71.2%

Lebanon vs. Kentucky - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$3.44	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$39.17	-49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$36,400.12	-32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$15.39	-14.5%
Average			-30.1%

Lebanon vs. Kentucky - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.6% more for housing

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$67.67	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,182.82	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$938.27	+169.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$141.63	-20.2%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$1,588.30	+133.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$21,365.71	+204.3%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.28	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$5.13	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$8.50	+183.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$32.58	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$12.88	+28.7%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Kentucky
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$53.64	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$38.27	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$91.99	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$111.74	-6.9%
Average			-21.5%

Lebanon vs. Kentucky - Cost of clothing

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