Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 31.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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