Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 47.1% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 55.2% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 36.8% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 55.5% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 82.9% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.1% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% less in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€16.75
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€11.53
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.65
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€2.80
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€8.79
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.32
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€3.78
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€6.83
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.06
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.05
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.53
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.66
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€23,954.37
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€30.23
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€48.53
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,572.35
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,457.51
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€188.03
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,354.17
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€13,336.91
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.62
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.85
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.48
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€29.86
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.38
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€72.66
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€37.18
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€85.49
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€113.48
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
|
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