Cost of living comparison

 British Indian Ocean Territory
compared to
 Lebanon
Lebanon vs. British Indian Ocean Territory Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.00
LBP627,536
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.64
LBP684,821
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.59
LBP142,476

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.62
LBP55,840
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.15
LBP372,413
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.55
LBP497,938

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.49
LBP312,930
Monthly public transit pass ?? $75.00
LBP6,723,598
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,250.00
LBP2,353,259,130

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $31.88
LBP2,857,529
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $494.12
LBP44,296,642
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $254.69
LBP22,832,217

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $209.17
LBP18,751,366
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,055.56
LBP273,924,343

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.00
LBP268,944
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.90
LBP170,331
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.00
LBP179,296

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Lebanon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $56.56
LBP5,070,713
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $57.86
LBP5,186,775
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $93.23
LBP8,357,805

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