Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 50.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 45.2% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.38	$7.00 LBP627,239	-64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.69	$7.64 LBP684,497	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.39	$1.59 LBP142,409	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.68	$1.13 LBP101,254	-51.2%
Average			-45.2%

Canberra vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.10	$0.62 LBP55,813	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.56	$4.15 LBP372,237	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.46	$5.55 LBP497,702	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.35	$2.17 LBP193,998	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.54	$3.28 LBP293,792	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.57	$0.57 LBP51,313	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.13	$0.40 LBP36,067	-70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.49	$0.31 LBP27,880	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.91	$0.44 LBP39,865	-82.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.98	$0.32 LBP28,383	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.77	$0.39 LBP35,230	-64.7%
Average			-56.7%

Canberra vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.05	$3.49 LBP312,782	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$188.26	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,462.61	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.03	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	-27.8%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$103.78	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,830.20	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,242.57	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$290.46	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	-11.9%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,931.55	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,017.56	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-78.9%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.51	$3.00 LBP268,817	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.84	$1.90 LBP170,251	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.84	$2.00 LBP179,211	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$104.25	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.75	$6.75 LBP604,838	-52.9%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$137.71	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$114.56	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$189.67	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$244.68	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	-39.8%
Average			-29.1%

Canberra vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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