Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Netherlands

Netherlands vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 72.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Netherlands
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Netherlands
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Netherlands
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Netherlands
Childcare: pay 99.2% more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Netherlands
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Netherlands

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Netherlands are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP763K	$22.24 €19.96	+161.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP852K	$13.74 €12.33	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP172K	$3.60 €3.23	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,262	$2.95 €2.65	+238.1%
Average			+111.1%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP76,026	$2.06 €1.85	+143.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP497K	$6.70 €6.01	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP549K	$5.08 €4.55	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.71 €4.22	+97.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP348K	$6.35 €5.69	+63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP125K	$1.16 €1.04	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,376	$1.07 €0.96	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP67,073	$0.91 €0.82	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,700	$1.94 €1.74	+327.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,342	$0.83 €0.75	+99.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,957	$0.86 €0.77	+20.6%
Average			+54.1%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP363K	$9.11 €8.18	+125.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$95.45 €85.63	+23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$40,608.58 €36,431.99	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$27.41 €24.59	+52.3%
Average			+34.5%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$48.29 €43.33	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,426.76 €1,280.02	+112.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$1,174.28 €1,053.51	+237.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$196.24 €176.05	+10.6%
Average			+128.4%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of housing

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$1,884.17 €1,690.39	+176.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP630M	$10,083.31 €9,046.24	+43.6%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP449K	$6.25 €5.61	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP383K	$4.16 €3.73	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$13.60 €12.21	+353.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$40.62 €36.44	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP897K	$15.51 €13.92	+55.1%
Average			+21.2%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Netherlands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$89.45 €80.25	+32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$43.43 €38.96	-11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$100.67 €90.32	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$136.42 €122.39	+13.7%
Average			-1.0%

Lebanon vs. Netherlands - Cost of clothing

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