Cost of living comparison
India is 50.2% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.8% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 26.6% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 73.7% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 61.1% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.4% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 58.9% less in India
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,018
|
$2.40
₹209.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP685,347
|
$3.90
₹339.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,586
|
$0.40
₹34.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,380
|
$0.17
₹14.47
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,883
|
$0.46
₹40.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,699
|
$2.54
₹221.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,320
|
$2.56
₹222.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,239
|
$0.94
₹81.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,157
|
$1.37
₹118.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,377
|
$0.88
₹76.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,112
|
$0.32
₹28.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,915
|
$0.48
₹41.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,915
|
$0.24
₹21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,419
|
$0.16
₹14.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,274
|
$0.19
₹16.35
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,171
|
$4.62
₹402.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,728,768
|
$10.12
₹881.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,355,068,929
|
$13,525.56
₹1,178,218.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,143,891
|
$2.94
₹255.99
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,859,727
|
$7.39
₹643.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,330,709
|
$138.05
₹12,025.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,849,776
|
$90.33
₹7,868.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,460,842
|
$29.97
₹2,610.60
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,765,787
|
$55.73
₹4,854.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,135,008
|
$1,565.54
₹136,374.97
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,151
|
$1.84
₹159.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,462
|
$1.59
₹138.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,434
|
$3.59
₹312.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,536,342
|
$15.33
₹1,335.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP605,589
|
$3.35
₹292.02
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,074,613
|
$24.02
₹2,092.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,190,764
|
$25.36
₹2,209.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,364,233
|
$41.62
₹3,625.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,330,856
|
$31.12
₹2,710.58
|
|
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