Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 49.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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