Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 35.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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