Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 12.9% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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