Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

New York, USA

New York vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

New York is 92.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in New York
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in New York
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in New York
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in New York
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in New York
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in New York

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

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New York vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$21.61	+154.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$12.15	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.60	+36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,117	$1.95	+123.3%
Average			+85.4%

Lebanon vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,884	$3.79	+347.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$6.62	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$4.20	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.80	+101.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$5.68	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.37	+70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,248	$0.79	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,948	$2.16	+189.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,624	$2.49	+448.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,273	$1.48	+254.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,838	$1.53	+114.1%
Average			+102.0%

Lebanon vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$4.00	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$99.85	+28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$34,323.33	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$19.12	+6.2%
Average			-6.5%

Lebanon vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Lebanon	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$67.35	+122.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$2,049.97	+205.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$1,695.08	+386.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$157.44	-11.3%
Average			+200.8%

Lebanon vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$1,922.82	+182.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$27,489.62	+291.5%
Average			+232.3%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$6.72	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$5.48	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$14.10	+369.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$61.08	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$15.30	+53.0%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$51.80	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$44.51	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$92.29	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$113.37	-5.5%
Average			-18.8%

Lebanon vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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