Cost of living comparison

Monaco

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 71.9% cheaper than Monaco overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 60.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 89.1% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Lebanon

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 €27.41	$8.50 LBP761K	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$9.50 LBP851K	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$7.52 €6.69	$1.91 LBP171K	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$7.52 €6.69	$0.87 LBP78,113	-88.4%
Average			-63.4%

Monaco vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% less for groceries

	Monaco	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$4.17 €3.71	$0.85 LBP75,881	-79.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 €7.77	$5.54 LBP496K	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 €6.76	$6.12 LBP548K	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.26	$2.38 LBP214K	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$3.88 LBP347K	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 €1.89	$1.39 LBP124K	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.28 €2.03	$0.76 LBP68,245	-66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.75 LBP66,945	-56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 €2.40	$0.45 LBP40,622	-83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 €1.62	$0.42 LBP37,271	-77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$0.71 LBP63,835	-62.6%
Average			-60.5%

Monaco vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Monaco	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.91 €7.93	$4.04 LBP362K	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.51 €27.16	$77.50 LBP7M	+154.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$51,360.87 €45,713.02	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.93	$18.00 LBP2M	-23.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 89.1% less for housing

	Monaco	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.06 €71.26	$30.24 LBP3M	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$5,971.92 €5,315.23	$671.90 LBP60M	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$6,792.97 €6,045.99	$348.30 LBP31M	-94.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$367.05 €326.69	$177.50 LBP16M	-51.6%
Average			-89.1%

Monaco vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Monaco	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,883.32 €2,566.26	$681.75 LBP61M	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,722.74 €27,344.35	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-77.1%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €8.97	$5.00 LBP448K	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 €3.51	$4.27 LBP382K	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.71	$3.00 LBP269K	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$379.31 €337.60	$62.50 LBP6M	-83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$10.00 LBP896K	-36.2%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Monaco	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$187.18 €166.60	$67.62 LBP6M	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$80.90 €72.00	$49.29 LBP4M	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$181.58 €161.62	$138.89 LBP12M	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$503.60 €448.22	$120.00 LBP11M	-76.2%
Average			-55.2%

Monaco vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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