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$29.53
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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