Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 83.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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