Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 45.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.3% more in Estonia
- Groceries
-
pay 56.8% more in Estonia
- Housing
-
pay 14.6% more in Estonia
- Childcare
-
pay 78.0% more in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.6% more in Estonia
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% more in Estonia
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Estonia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$12.54
€11.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$8.68
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$4.04
€3.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$6.86
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$22.40
€20.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$26,622.60
€24,479.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$9.20
€8.46
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$27.99
€25.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$484.69
€445.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$364.00
€334.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$208.88
€192.07
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$230.59
€212.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$7,509.99
€6,905.42
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$5.81
€5.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$45.35
€41.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$101.44
€93.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$34.43
€31.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$81.18
€74.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$98.56
€90.63
|
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