Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 26.3% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.8% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 43.6% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 0.2% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 24.1% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.2% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€13.70
|
$7.00
LBP625,867
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.32
|
$7.64
LBP683,000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.48
|
$1.59
LBP142,097
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$1.13
LBP101,033
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.56
|
$0.62
LBP55,691
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$4.15
LBP371,422
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.63
|
$5.55
LBP496,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.40
|
$2.17
LBP193,573
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.33
|
$3.28
LBP293,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.04
|
$0.57
LBP51,201
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.40
LBP35,988
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.31
LBP27,819
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.10
|
$0.44
LBP39,778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.32
LBP28,321
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.39
LBP35,153
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€4.88
|
$3.49
LBP312,098
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$75.00
LBP6,705,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€23,522.35
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,347,001,233
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€17.88
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,972
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€29.64
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€758.94
|
$494.12
LBP44,178,847
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€622.47
|
$254.69
LBP22,771,500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€122.61
|
$161.18
LBP14,411,303
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€367.96
|
$209.17
LBP18,701,502
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,412.07
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,195,911
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.04
|
$3.00
LBP268,229
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.18
|
$1.90
LBP169,878
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.31
|
$2.00
LBP178,819
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€52.34
|
$39.42
LBP3,524,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€9.55
|
$6.75
LBP603,515
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€71.60
|
$56.56
LBP5,057,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€41.26
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,982
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€99.14
|
$93.23
LBP8,335,580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€94.78
|
$92.86
LBP8,302,317
|
|
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