Cost of living comparison
Romania is 21.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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