Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 14.9% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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