Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 90.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
$0.62
LBP55,684
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
$4.15
LBP371,376
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
$5.55
LBP496,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
$2.17
LBP193,549
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
$3.28
LBP293,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
$0.57
LBP51,194
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
$0.40
LBP35,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
$0.31
LBP27,816
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
$0.44
LBP39,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.32
LBP28,318
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$0.39
LBP35,149
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
$3.49
LBP312,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,346,707,522
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
$494.12
LBP44,173,318
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
$254.69
LBP22,768,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
$209.17
LBP18,699,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,161,722
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
$1.90
LBP169,857
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
$39.42
LBP3,523,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
$6.75
LBP603,439
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
$56.56
LBP5,056,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
$93.23
LBP8,334,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
$92.86
LBP8,301,278
|
|
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