Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 23.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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