Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 73.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 95.4% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
pay 76.9% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
|
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