Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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