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
UAH240.26
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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