Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 10.8% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 74.1% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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