Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 47.0% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.4% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 44.4% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 43.9% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 57.7% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 76.2% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.3% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 5.9% less in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.71
|
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.89
|
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.27
|
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.62
|
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€113.33
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,142.63
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.34
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.32
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,966.14
|
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,680.02
|
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€197.37
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,202.68
|
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,869.36
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.90
|
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.26
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.73
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.81
|
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.33
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.79
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€89.85
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€105.07
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
|
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