Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 17.9% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.4% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 15.4% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 81.8% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 89.7% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 28.2% more in Lebanon
The cost of housing, transportation, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lebanon. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Romania, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.34
|
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.89
|
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.56
|
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.42
|
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.09
|
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.41
|
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.97
|
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.90
|
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.73
|
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON25.95
|
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON95.28
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.40
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.26
|
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON171.92
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.45
|
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON370.17
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
|
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