Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 47.0% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 32.1% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 70.6% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 11.9% more in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.3% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 48.6% more in Lebanon
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Lebanon are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.36
|
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.79
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.05
|
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.09
|
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.93
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.22
|
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.74
|
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.31
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.14
|
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.81
|
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.15
|
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.89
|
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.68
|
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.32
|
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.74
|
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL87.08
|
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL547.90
|
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL313,085.87
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL474.78
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,058.53
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,174.48
|
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,391.76
|
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,090.68
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,356.56
|
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,524.76
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.92
|
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL32.00
|
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.96
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL521.81
|
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.84
|
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL958.48
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL434.84
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,356.71
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,480.55
|
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
|
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