Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 50.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$6.26
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$30.34
€27.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$488.99
€449.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$348.24
€320.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$497.03
€457.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$8.35
€7.68
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$164.00
€150.82
|
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