Cost of living comparison
Finland is 74.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.5% more in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% more in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 29.0% more in Finland
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7 times more in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1% less in Finland
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Finland are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Finland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
$14.18
€12.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
$10.44
€9.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
$2.58
€2.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
$2.29
€2.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
$3.70
€3.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
$4.27
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
$3.02
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
$5.38
€4.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
$0.99
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
$0.75
€0.68
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
$7.64
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
$60.52
€55.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
$31,800.37
€29,015.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
$18.35
€16.75
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
$22.24
€20.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
$734.49
€670.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
$604.75
€551.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
$96.90
€88.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
$291.42
€265.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
$8,693.67
€7,932.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
$7.29
€6.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
$4.21
€3.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
$10.54
€9.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
$41.73
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
$15.60
€14.23
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
$75.15
€68.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
$31.18
€28.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
$82.09
€74.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
$108.56
€99.05
|
|
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