Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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