Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 5.3% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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