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
SCR240.25
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 74.1% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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