Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 24.6% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Sweden

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Lebanon.

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Sweden vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$14.04 SEK139.16	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$10.77 SEK106.72	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.49 SEK24.69	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.07 SEK20.50	+137.1%
Average			+46.6%

Lebanon vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.82 SEK27.96	+232.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.72 SEK56.73	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.07 SEK60.17	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.23 SEK41.96	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$5.25 SEK52.06	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.36 SEK13.45	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.14 SEK11.35	+50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.29 SEK12.83	+73.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.93 SEK19.15	+325.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.76 SEK7.53	+82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.73 SEK7.23	+2.3%
Average			+59.1%

Lebanon vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.65 SEK65.87	+64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$77.78 SEK770.99	+0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$31,975.58 SEK317K	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$22.74 SEK225.41	+26.3%
Average			+4.5%

Lebanon vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Lebanon	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$38.16 SEK378.26	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$97.70 SEK968.44	-45.0%
Average			+34.2%

Lebanon vs. Sweden - Cost of housing

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+4.6%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$7.36 SEK72.98	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$4.45 SEK44.08	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$7.55 SEK74.80	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$41.12 SEK407.65	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$15.58 SEK154.45	+55.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$91.37 SEK905.76	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$44.99 SEK445.93	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$95.04 SEK942.07	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+24.0%
Average			+1.1%

Lebanon vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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