Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 61.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.07
€36.85
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 70.9% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
€5.97
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.63
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
€27.64
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$517.80
€476.16
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$451.61
€415.29
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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