Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iran, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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