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Lebanon vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 55.1% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 61.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Jersey, you would:

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £36.39	$7.00 LBP625,840	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.32	$7.64 LBP682,970	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.28	$1.59 LBP142,091	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £2.01	$1.13 LBP101,028	-54.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

	Jersey	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.85	$0.62 LBP55,689	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £4.29	$4.15 LBP371,406	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £6.31	$5.55 LBP496,592	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £4.32	$2.17 LBP193,565	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.57	$3.28 LBP293,136	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.52	$0.57 LBP51,198	-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.12	$0.40 LBP35,986	-71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.49	$0.31 LBP27,818	-83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.47	$0.44 LBP39,777	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.26	$0.32 LBP28,320	-79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.16	$0.39 LBP35,152	-72.7%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Jersey	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £6.39	$3.49 LBP312,085	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £54.06	$75.00 LBP6,705,430	+11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £22,352.15	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,900,328	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £41.46	$12.75 LBP1,139,923	-75.2%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Jersey	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £58.39	$31.88 LBP2,849,808	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,455.49	$494.12 LBP44,176,947	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,381.23	$254.69 LBP22,770,521	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £134.84	$161.18 LBP14,410,684	-3.8%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Jersey	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,871.34	$209.17 LBP18,700,698	-91.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £16,634.16	$3,055.56 LBP273,184,165	-85.2%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £6.24	$3.00 LBP268,217	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.99	$1.90 LBP169,871	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £12.48	$2.00 LBP178,811	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £59.61	$39.42 LBP3,524,076	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £14.55	$6.75 LBP603,489	-62.7%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Jersey	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £80.57	$56.56 LBP5,057,011	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £55.79	$57.86 LBP5,172,760	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £97.47	$93.23 LBP8,335,221	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £162.88	$92.86 LBP8,301,960	-54.1%
Average			-34.3%

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