Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 57.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
|
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