Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 20.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.21
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.87
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.42
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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