Cost of living comparison
Russia is 16.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Russia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
|
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