Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.8 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£909,810
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,819
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,930
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£500,091
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£236,141
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,375
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,491
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,812
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,841
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,192
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£328,111
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,920
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£261,290
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£805,439
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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