Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 61.1% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
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