Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 60.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$13.74
€12.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$6.41
€5.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$29,604.23
€27,223.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$21.98
€20.22
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$39.46
€36.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$924.34
€850.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$738.82
€679.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$136.66
€125.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$424.84
€390.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$7,091.11
€6,520.86
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$54.49
€50.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$80.92
€74.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$48.04
€44.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$125.90
€115.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$111.40
€102.44
|
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