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$177.31
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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