Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 12.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
|
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