Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 8.4% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.51
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.20
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.75
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.87
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.51
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.63
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€332.03
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.07
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.61
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.40
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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