Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 0.4% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Poland, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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