Cost of living comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lebanon
|
North Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
?? |
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