Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Malta, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Malta
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
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