Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 9.7% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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