Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.0 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Russia, you would:
pay 84.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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