Cost of living comparison
Chile is 18.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Chile instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
|
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