Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 31.1% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.4% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 41.7% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 29.7% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 66.4% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.2% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5% less in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.62
LBP55,784
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$4.15
LBP372,037
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$5.55
LBP497,436
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$2.17
LBP193,894
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$3.28
LBP293,635
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.57
LBP51,285
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.40
LBP36,048
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.31
LBP27,865
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.44
LBP39,844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.32
LBP28,368
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.39
LBP35,212
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$3.49
LBP312,615
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.70
|
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,443.97
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,888,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.63
|
$494.12
LBP44,252,024
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.02
|
$254.69
LBP22,809,218
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.34
|
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.07
|
$209.17
LBP18,732,479
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,854.30
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,648,427
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$1.90
LBP170,160
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.91
|
$39.42
LBP3,530,065
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$6.75
LBP604,514
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.58
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,606
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.72
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.07
|
$93.23
LBP8,349,387
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.75
|
$92.86
LBP8,316,069
|
|
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