Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Spain

Spain vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 17.2% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Spain
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Spain
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Spain
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Spain
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Spain
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Spain

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

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Spain vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spain instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$16.08 €14.31	+89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$10.79 €9.61	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.54 €2.26	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.76 €1.57	+102.3%
Average			+53.7%

Lebanon vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.49 €1.33	+76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.20 €6.40	+29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$4.49 €4.00	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.29 €2.93	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.74 €3.33	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.16 €1.03	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.93 €0.83	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.96 €0.85	+28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.24 €1.10	+172.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.84 €0.75	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.89 €0.79	+25.2%
Average			+31.4%

Lebanon vs. Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.62 €5.89	+63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$31.07 €27.66	-59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$16.43 €14.62	-8.7%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Lebanon	Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$29.92 €26.63	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$925.54 €823.76	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$728.71 €648.57	+109.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$109.11 €97.11	-38.5%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$480.60 €427.75	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$9,049.60 €8,054.47	+28.9%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$3.31 €2.94	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.30 €2.04	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$6.23 €5.54	+107.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$47.01 €41.84	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$9.34 €8.32	-6.6%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$80.62 €71.76	+19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$36.25 €32.27	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$90.09 €80.18	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$108.00 €96.12	-10.0%
Average			-15.4%

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