Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 7.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$10.17
L£908,154
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$2.26
L£201,452
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.74
L£65,810
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$5.59
L£499,181
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$2.64
L£235,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$0.91
L£81,358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.56
L£50,283
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.54
L£48,403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.62
L£55,711
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.53
L£47,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.45
L£40,119
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$3.67
L£327,513
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$2.62
L£234,492
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$2.92
L£260,814
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$9.00
L£803,973
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
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