Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 7.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
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