Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 71.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Russia, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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