Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 28.9% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
Isle of Man
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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