Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 18.4% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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