Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
|
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