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Lebanon vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 13.7% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 60.5% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Lebanon

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Lebanon are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	Albania	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$7.66 LBP684,169	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$8.00 LBP714,522	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$1.63 LBP145,385	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.76 LBP68,103	-8.5%
Average			-11.1%

Albania vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Albania	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$0.60 LBP53,699	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$3.95 LBP352,609	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$5.56 LBP496,610	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$2.33 LBP208,328	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$3.54 LBP316,225	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$0.68 LBP61,124	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.46 LBP40,766	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.41 LBP36,360	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.46 LBP41,477	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.33 LBP29,389	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.45 LBP40,127	-14.6%
Average			-26.8%

Albania vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Albania	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$3.44 LBP306,966	-58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+273.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-48.3%
Average			+39.7%

Albania vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.5% more for housing

	Albania	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+128.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+126.4%
Average			+60.5%

Albania vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Albania	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+3.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$4.00 LBP357,261	+62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$2.89 LBP258,327	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$2.52 LBP225,521	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$8.25 LBP736,851	+7.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Albania	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-36.1%
Average			-1.0%

Albania vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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