Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 59.4% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% less in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 32.2% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 39.5% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 84.5% more in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.9% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 29.0% more in Lebanon
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Lebanon are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Lebanon. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
|
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