Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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