Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 50.9% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 92.2% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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