Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 47.7% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 59.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.75	$7.00 LBP627,200	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.00	$7.64 LBP684,454	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.50	$1.59 LBP142,400	-61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.53	$1.13 LBP101,248	-61.8%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 59.2% less for groceries

	Paris	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.72	$0.62 LBP55,810	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €9.61	$4.15 LBP372,213	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.62	$5.55 LBP497,671	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.15	$2.17 LBP193,986	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.41	$3.28 LBP293,773	-48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.35	$0.57 LBP51,310	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.90	$0.40 LBP36,065	-61.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.28	$0.31 LBP27,878	-79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.52	$0.44 LBP39,863	-75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.94	$0.32 LBP28,382	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.39 LBP35,228	-67.5%
Average			-59.2%

Paris vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.55	$3.49 LBP312,763	-54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €79.22	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	-19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €27,965.25	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,000,000	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €21.25	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	-48.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Paris	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €28.79	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,169.68	$494.12 LBP44,272,941	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €904.58	$254.69 LBP22,820,000	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €161.15	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	-14.4%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €646.98	$209.17 LBP18,741,333	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €13,638.79	$3,055.56 LBP273,777,778	-80.8%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.42	$3.00 LBP268,800	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.69	$1.90 LBP170,240	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.46	$2.00 LBP179,200	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €31.21	$39.42 LBP3,531,733	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €11.92	$6.75 LBP604,800	-51.6%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Paris	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €88.81	$56.56 LBP5,068,000	-45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €39.84	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €95.42	$93.23 LBP8,353,333	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €127.45	$92.86 LBP8,320,000	-37.7%
Average			-18.9%

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