Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 82.2% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$128.71
₪470.35
|
|
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