Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 65.5% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 84.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$9.90 PLN38.39	+41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$8.66 PLN33.59	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$1.79 PLN6.96	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$1.79 PLN6.94	+58.4%
Average			+31.5%

Lebanon vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$1.09 PLN4.22	+74.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$4.36 PLN16.91	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$3.80 PLN14.72	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$3.02 PLN11.73	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$2.54 PLN9.85	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.45 PLN1.76	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.75 PLN2.90	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.82 PLN3.19	+164.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$1.39 PLN5.38	+211.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.41 PLN1.61	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.47 PLN1.82	+19.1%
Average			+50.5%

Lebanon vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$6.20 PLN24.05	+77.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$27.22 PLN105.57	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$7.92 PLN30.71	-37.9%
Average			-1.7%

Lebanon vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.2% more for housing

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$17.20 PLN66.69	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	+116.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	+226.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$224.46 PLN870.58	+39.3%
Average			+84.2%

Lebanon vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	+142.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	+311.7%
Average			+227.2%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$3.71 PLN14.40	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$3.66 PLN14.20	+92.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$4.76 PLN18.48	+138.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$42.25 PLN163.86	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$8.66 PLN33.59	+28.3%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$89.45 PLN346.93	+58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$41.56 PLN161.18	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$88.32 PLN342.56	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$102.18 PLN396.29	+10.0%
Average			+8.7%

Lebanon vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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