Cost of living comparison
Russia is 16.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Russia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
|
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