Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 67.8% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Romania, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
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