Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.4 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Syria, you would:
pay 81.0% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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