Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 74.8% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 93.9% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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