Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 29.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 54.5% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 59.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+110.0%
Average			+29.9%

Lebanon vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+103.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+142.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+384.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+113.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-6.6%
Average			+46.2%

Lebanon vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-4.5%
Average			-6.5%

Lebanon vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+142.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-46.1%
Average			+54.5%

Lebanon vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 59.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+141.2%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+658.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+2.7%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$114.46 NZ$202.41	-4.6%
Average			-20.4%

Lebanon vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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