Cost of living comparison
Japan is 42.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Japan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
|
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