Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 7.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.82
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.69
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.76
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.24
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.79
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.21
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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