Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 53.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Poland, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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