Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 21.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Spain, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.33
€9.94
|
$10.60
L£15,958
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
$7.30
L£10,990
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
$2.21
L£3,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
€1.08
|
$1.03
L£1,549
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.02
L£1,531
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.67
|
$5.47
L£8,230
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.14
€2.76
|
$12.54
L£18,881
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
$2.64
L£3,976
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$3.49
L£5,257
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.10
L£1,657
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.73
L£1,097
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.81
L£1,223
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.71
L£1,069
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.52
|
$0.63
L£950
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.53
L£798
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
€5.33
|
$3.73
L£5,623
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€33.83
|
$70.00
L£105,386
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
$22,500.00
L£33,873,965
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€11.54
|
$15.42
L£23,221
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
$55.10
L£82,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$646.42
€566.85
|
$747.92
L£1,125,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.31
€458.01
|
$392.11
L£590,325
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
$129.67
L£195,225
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$330.89
€290.16
|
$357.50
L£538,220
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
$5,283.33
L£7,954,109
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
€2.13
|
$3.46
L£5,214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.49
|
$4.00
L£6,024
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
$3.27
L£4,917
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.02
€35.97
|
$68.63
L£103,320
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.05
|
$10.60
L£15,958
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
$65.78
L£99,029
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
$57.75
L£86,943
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
$123.50
L£185,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.55
€76.77
|
$115.75
L£174,263
|
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