Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.7% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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