Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 7.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 96.3% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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