Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 11.8% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$10.46 MX$193.35	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$9.03 MX$166.91	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.43 MX$26.47	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.04 MX$19.32	+19.8%
Average			+6.6%

Lebanon vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.72 MX$50.21	+220.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$4.30 MX$79.55	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.19 MX$114.55	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$2.55 MX$47.12	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.66 MX$67.67	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.30 MX$23.98	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.70 MX$12.93	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.94 MX$17.44	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.84 MX$15.45	+84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.90 MX$16.67	+116.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.91 MX$16.80	+27.4%
Average			+27.1%

Lebanon vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.55 MX$102.60	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$30.03 MX$555.39	-61.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$20.12 MX$372.17	+11.8%
Average			-31.9%

Lebanon vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Lebanon	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$30.02 MX$555.11	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$49.08 MX$907.55	-72.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-18.6%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.63 MX$48.58	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$3.45 MX$63.89	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$4.64 MX$85.88	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$39.21 MX$725.11	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$5.46 MX$100.90	-45.4%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$42.67 MX$789.09	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	-24.4%
Average			-21.9%

Lebanon vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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