Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 99.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.16
|
$10.17
L£906,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.00
|
$2.26
L£201,068
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.62
|
$0.74
L£65,685
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.36
|
$5.59
L£498,229
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.04
|
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.90
|
$2.64
L£235,262
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.67
|
$0.91
L£81,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.45
|
$0.56
L£50,187
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.91
|
$0.54
L£48,311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.60
|
$0.62
L£55,604
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.65
|
$0.53
L£47,662
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.30
|
$0.45
L£40,042
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.47
|
$3.67
L£326,889
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.32
|
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.01
|
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM686.03
|
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.23
|
$2.62
L£234,045
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.67
|
$2.92
L£260,317
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM154.40
|
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.16
|
$9.00
L£802,439
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM266.47
|
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
|
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