Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Canada instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$16.37
CA$23.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$10.01
CA$14.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$2.00
CA$2.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.62
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$2.48
CA$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$5.30
CA$7.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$8.04
CA$11.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$3.39
CA$4.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$5.12
CA$7.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.79
CA$2.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.60
CA$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.74
CA$2.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.16
CA$1.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$1.14
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$4.35
CA$6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$65.88
CA$92.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,627.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$16.33
CA$23.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$60.95
CA$85.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,720.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,571.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$115.39
CA$162.71
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$729.99
CA$1,029.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,946.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$5.20
CA$7.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$3.58
CA$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$12.91
CA$18.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$42.97
CA$60.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$10.95
CA$15.44
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$53.89
CA$75.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$39.01
CA$55.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$84.94
CA$119.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$102.12
CA$144.00
|
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