Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 23.7% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Romania, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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