Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 40.5% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.1% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 41.0% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 31.2% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 46.0% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 84.8% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.0% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% more in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.08
|
$7.00
LBP626,850
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.97
|
$7.64
LBP684,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.68
|
$1.59
LBP142,321
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.18
|
$1.13
LBP101,192
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.15
|
$0.62
LBP55,779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.28
|
$4.15
LBP372,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.46
|
$5.55
LBP497,393
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.84
|
$2.17
LBP193,878
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.79
|
$3.28
LBP293,609
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.92
|
$0.57
LBP51,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.40
LBP36,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.95
|
$0.31
LBP27,863
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,841
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.49
|
$0.32
LBP28,366
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.49
|
$0.39
LBP35,209
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.33
|
$3.49
LBP312,588
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£73.95
|
$75.00
LBP6,716,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,223.59
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,687,500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.91
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,762
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.66
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,406
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£936.22
|
$494.12
LBP44,248,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£768.53
|
$254.69
LBP22,807,266
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£172.56
|
$161.18
LBP14,433,938
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,127.43
|
$209.17
LBP18,730,875
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,024.94
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,625,000
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.23
|
$3.00
LBP268,650
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.10
|
$1.90
LBP170,145
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.15
|
$2.00
LBP179,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£34.11
|
$39.42
LBP3,529,762
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.71
|
$6.75
LBP604,462
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£59.05
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,172
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£30.21
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,107
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£68.02
|
$93.23
LBP8,348,672
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£72.81
|
$92.86
LBP8,315,357
|
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