Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 19.0% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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