Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 10.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$3.66
₱213.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.77
₱44.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.43
₱25.15
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.76
₱219.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$6.56
₱382.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$1.81
₱105.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.23
₱71.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.65
₱37.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.08
₱63.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.63
₱37.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.87
₱50.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$1.10
₱64.38
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.42
₱257.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$12.06
₱704.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$2.70
₱157.37
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.35
₱78.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.27
₱132.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$5.09
₱297.06
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
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