Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 95.6% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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