Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Spain, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$10.17
L£908,154
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.26
L£201,452
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.74
L£65,810
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$5.59
L£499,181
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.64
L£235,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.91
L£81,358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.56
L£50,283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.54
L£48,403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.62
L£55,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.53
L£47,754
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.45
L£40,119
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$3.67
L£327,513
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.62
L£234,492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.92
L£260,814
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$9.00
L£803,973
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
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