Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 16.6% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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