Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 4.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 64.9% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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