Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 66.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 99.5% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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