Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 52.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.7% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 70.2% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 12.0% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 63.2% more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.0% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2% less in Portugal
The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Portugal are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.25
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$37.96
€34.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$31,047.67
€28,548.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$10.80
€9.93
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$900.66
€828.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$732.72
€673.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$455.47
€418.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$10,051.70
€9,242.52
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$7.85
€7.22
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$77.92
€71.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$80.24
€73.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$93.85
€86.30
|
|
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