Cost of living comparison
Spain is 7.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.60
L£16,027
|
$11.33
€11.12
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
L£11,037
|
$7.79
€7.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
L£3,339
|
$1.86
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
L£1,556
|
$1.23
€1.21
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
L£1,538
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
L£8,265
|
$5.33
€5.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.54
L£18,962
|
$3.14
€3.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
L£3,993
|
$2.07
€2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
L£5,280
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
L£1,665
|
$0.82
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
L£1,102
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
L£1,228
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
L£1,074
|
$0.83
€0.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
L£954
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£801
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
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pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
L£5,647
|
$6.07
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
L£105,839
|
$38.58
€37.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,500.00
L£34,019,597
|
$21,470.28
€21,076.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.42
L£23,321
|
$13.16
€12.92
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
L£83,315
|
$40.74
€39.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$747.92
L£1,130,837
|
$646.42
€634.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.11
L£592,863
|
$522.31
€512.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.67
L£196,064
|
$95.36
€93.61
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$357.50
L£540,534
|
$330.89
€324.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,283.33
L£7,988,305
|
$6,816.46
€6,691.49
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.46
L£5,236
|
$2.43
€2.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
L£6,049
|
$1.70
€1.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
L£4,938
|
$5.18
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.63
L£103,764
|
$41.02
€40.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
L£16,027
|
$8.04
€7.90
|
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pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
L£99,455
|
$73.17
€71.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.75
L£87,317
|
$30.09
€29.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.50
L£186,730
|
$71.32
€70.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.75
L£175,012
|
$87.55
€85.95
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