Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.7 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 79.9% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,534
|
$16.76
A$26.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,819
|
$9.73
A$15.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,476
|
$2.56
A$4.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,302
|
$2.16
A$3.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,840
|
$2.37
A$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,411
|
$4.36
A$6.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,936
|
$5.80
A$9.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,089
|
$4.07
A$6.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,930
|
$3.94
A$6.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,337
|
$1.45
A$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,084
|
$1.26
A$1.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,893
|
$1.35
A$2.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,884
|
$2.01
A$3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,397
|
$1.12
A$1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,247
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,929
|
$4.65
A$7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,723,577
|
$83.03
A$129.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,353,251,990
|
$27,742.09
A$43,401.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,143,008
|
$18.38
A$28.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,857,520
|
$55.59
A$86.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,296,508
|
$1,182.30
A$1,849.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,832,147
|
$957.92
A$1,498.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,449,685
|
$138.16
A$216.15
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,751,310
|
$1,485.91
A$2,324.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,923,512
|
$14,667.78
A$22,947.10
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,943
|
$6.64
A$10.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,331
|
$3.55
A$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,295
|
$28.07
A$43.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,533,613
|
$52.89
A$82.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP605,122
|
$13.13
A$20.54
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,070,698
|
$71.78
A$112.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,186,759
|
$50.24
A$78.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,357,780
|
$100.30
A$156.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,324,429
|
$111.73
A$174.79
|
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