Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 9.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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