Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 22.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
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