Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.4% more expensive than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.4% more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 55.5% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 65.9% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 66.7% more in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.6% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 13.5% less in Lebanon
The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.
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
YER1,900
|
$7.00
LBP627,628
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.64
LBP684,921
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.59
LBP142,497
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.13
LBP101,317
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.62
LBP55,848
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.15
LBP372,467
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.55
LBP498,011
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$2.17
LBP194,118
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$3.28
LBP293,974
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.57
LBP51,345
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.40
LBP36,089
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.31
LBP27,897
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.44
LBP39,890
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.32
LBP28,401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.39
LBP35,252
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.49
LBP312,976
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,813
|
$75.00
LBP6,724,583
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,424
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,353,604,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$12.75
LBP1,143,179
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,032
|
$31.88
LBP2,857,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,063
|
$494.12
LBP44,303,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,594
|
$254.69
LBP22,835,564
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,971
|
$161.18
LBP14,451,847
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,555
|
$209.17
LBP18,754,116
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,518
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,964,506
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$3.00
LBP268,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.90
LBP170,356
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.00
LBP179,322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,593
|
$39.42
LBP3,534,142
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$6.75
LBP605,212
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,944
|
$56.56
LBP5,071,457
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,751
|
$57.86
LBP5,187,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,444
|
$93.23
LBP8,359,031
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,275
|
$92.86
LBP8,325,675
|
|
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