Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 12.6% cheaper than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 3.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Lebanon

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Portugal	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.01 €11.58	$8.50 LBP761K	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.54 €8.49	$9.50 LBP851K	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.91 LBP171K	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.28	$0.87 LBP78,113	-39.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Portugal	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.39	$0.85 LBP75,881	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €5.03	$5.54 LBP496K	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.64	$6.12 LBP548K	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$2.38 LBP214K	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €3.04	$3.88 LBP347K	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.39 LBP124K	+35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.76 LBP68,245	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.75 LBP66,945	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.45 LBP40,622	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.42 LBP37,271	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.71 LBP63,835	-17.8%
Average			-14.8%

Portugal vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Portugal	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.08	$4.04 LBP362K	-49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.81 €33.65	$77.50 LBP7M	+105.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.87 €11.46	$18.00 LBP2M	+39.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Portugal	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.38 €35.05	$30.24 LBP3M	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.54 €856.70	$671.90 LBP60M	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.06 €685.38	$348.30 LBP31M	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.27 €83.91	$177.50 LBP16M	+88.3%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

	Portugal	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$491.62 €437.56	$681.75 LBP61M	+38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-32.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 €2.46	$5.00 LBP448K	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$4.27 LBP382K	+108.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 €5.47	$3.00 LBP269K	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.95 €39.11	$62.50 LBP6M	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 €7.34	$10.00 LBP896K	+21.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Portugal	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.47 €71.62	$67.62 LBP6M	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.54 €33.41	$49.29 LBP4M	+31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.61 €77.08	$138.89 LBP12M	+60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.16 €93.60	$120.00 LBP11M	+14.1%
Average			+19.2%

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