Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.0 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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