Cost of living comparison
Romania is 14.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
|
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