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Lebanon vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 22.3% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.28	$7.66 LBP686,052	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.37	$8.00 LBP716,489	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.09	$1.63 LBP145,786	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.90	$0.76 LBP68,290	-60.3%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.25	$0.60 LBP53,847	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.35	$3.95 LBP353,580	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.57	$5.56 LBP497,977	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.28	$2.33 LBP208,901	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.17	$3.54 LBP317,095	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.19	$0.68 LBP61,292	+12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.97	$0.46 LBP40,878	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.46	$0.41 LBP36,460	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.65	$0.46 LBP41,592	-70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.33 LBP29,470	-31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.45 LBP40,237	-16.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.75	$3.44 LBP307,811	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.02	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	+141.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.10	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	+17.0%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.58	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN960.91	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	-47.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	-74.3%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.68	$4.00 LBP358,245	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.14	$2.89 LBP259,038	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.35	$2.52 LBP226,142	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN167.92	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	-8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.37	$8.25 LBP738,880	-13.8%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN357.62	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN173.64	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN353.64	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN413.96	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	-22.8%
Average			-15.5%

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