Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.4% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.6% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 40.6% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 12.1% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 0.2% less in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 48.0% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.8% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
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pay 10.7% less in Lebanon
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.
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
UYU695.58
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU389.03
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.63
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU55.80
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU94.67
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU258.78
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU161.73
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.13
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU160.00
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.87
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.61
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.62
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.33
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.95
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.35
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU294.70
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,901.59
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,410,010.66
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU894.70
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,595.68
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,237.88
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,578.55
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,817.56
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,220.72
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU298,690.05
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU136.80
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU158.56
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU203.50
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,133.35
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU398.33
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,580.60
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,946.78
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,220.01
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,202.18
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
|
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