Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.3% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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