Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 46.9% more expensive than Bolivia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.7% more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 1.3% more in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 80.3% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 5.6% more in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.9% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 43.8% more in Lebanon
The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Lebanon are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.08
|
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.73
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.75
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.36
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,078.08
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.37
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.69
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.46
|
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.79
|
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.09
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,226.16
|
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,630.52
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.98
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.61
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.37
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.44
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.98
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.57
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
|
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