Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.4% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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