Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 14.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
|
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