Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 37.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Austria, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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