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
UYU714.06
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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