Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 45.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,219.86
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,419.84
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,146.05
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS893.77
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,269.21
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,340.92
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,444.01
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,547.47
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS2,008.42
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS764.81
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS686.11
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS544.70
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS642.06
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.29
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.13
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,443.88
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS18,374.73
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS24,141,123.72
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,317.81
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,707.79
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS251,733.26
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS189,105.56
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS35,975.27
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS143,368.67
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,944,885.29
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,773.96
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,825.42
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,899.25
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS19,433.97
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,294.57
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS59,247.07
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS53,901.55
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS105,605.41
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS90,903.63
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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