Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 26.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.8% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 56.1% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 41.1% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 59.1% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.7% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 20.6% more in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$7.00
LBP626,850
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$7.64
LBP684,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.59
LBP142,321
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.13
LBP101,192
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.62
LBP55,779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.15
LBP372,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.55
LBP497,393
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.17
LBP193,878
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.28
LBP293,609
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.57
LBP51,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.40
LBP36,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.31
LBP27,863
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.44
LBP39,841
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.32
LBP28,366
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.39
LBP35,209
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.49
LBP312,588
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$75.00
LBP6,716,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,687,500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,762
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,406
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$494.12
LBP44,248,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$254.69
LBP22,807,266
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$161.18
LBP14,433,938
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$209.17
LBP18,730,875
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,625,000
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$3.00
LBP268,650
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.90
LBP170,145
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$2.00
LBP179,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$39.42
LBP3,529,762
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$6.75
LBP604,462
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,172
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,107
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$93.23
LBP8,348,672
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$92.86
LBP8,315,357
|
|
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