Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$6.00
LBP537,328
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$7.00
LBP626,883
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$1.51
LBP135,553
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.98
LBP87,565
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$0.56
LBP49,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$3.99
LBP356,890
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$5.67
LBP507,851
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$1.89
LBP169,213
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$3.02
LBP270,318
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.53
LBP47,476
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.41
LBP36,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.29
LBP26,222
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.43
LBP38,689
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.29
LBP25,524
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.38
LBP33,597
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.51
LBP314,502
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$65.22
LBP5,840,527
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,126,925,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$13.50
LBP1,208,989
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$50.62
LBP4,533,709
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$485.94
LBP43,518,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$247.12
LBP22,130,356
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$178.38
LBP15,974,987
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$230.00
LBP20,597,592
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,380,852
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$3.00
LBP268,664
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$1.74
LBP155,931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$2.29
LBP205,080
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$40.17
LBP3,597,116
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$6.75
LBP604,495
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$59.34
LBP5,314,515
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$54.29
LBP4,861,544
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$95.60
LBP8,561,008
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$96.43
LBP8,635,636
|
|
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