Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 39.9% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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