Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 33.7% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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