Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary
Tripoli vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Wellington, you would:

pay 43.4% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$25.04
$4.00
LBP358,226
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.02
$7.64
LBP684,123
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.32
$1.59
LBP142,331

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pay 65.1% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.29
$0.33
LBP29,666
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.96
$2.83
LBP253,744
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.71
$4.92
LBP440,711

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.76
$3.49
LBP312,608
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$213.93
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
$22,500.00
LBP2,015,023,891

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pay 48.3% less for housing

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$91.01
$31.88
LBP2,854,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
$250.00
LBP22,389,154
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
$150.00
LBP13,433,493

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,461.41
$135.00
LBP12,090,143
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
$2,000.00
LBP179,113,235

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pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.02
$3.00
LBP268,670
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.72
$1.00
LBP89,557
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$41.01
$2.00
LBP179,113

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$127.08
$35.00
LBP3,134,482
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$92.39
$57.86
LBP5,181,490
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$200.31
$83.33
LBP7,463,051

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