Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 16.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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