Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 14.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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