Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 25.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Italy, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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