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Lebanon vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 92.2% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.87	$7.66 LBP686,052	+126.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD627.01	$8.00 LBP716,489	+65.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.14	$1.63 LBP145,786	+174.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.76	$0.76 LBP68,290	+233.0%
Average			+150.0%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Algiers	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.86	$0.60 LBP53,847	+241.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD661.84	$3.95 LBP353,580	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD487.76	$5.56 LBP497,977	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD230.39	$2.33 LBP208,901	+31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.87	$3.54 LBP317,095	+51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.19	$0.68 LBP61,292	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.83	$0.46 LBP40,878	-66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.59	$0.41 LBP36,460	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.75	$0.46 LBP41,592	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.17	$0.33 LBP29,470	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.98	$0.45 LBP40,237	+71.8%
Average			+26.1%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.67	$3.44 LBP307,811	+158.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,524.92	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	+517.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.91	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	+363.2%
Average			+254.7%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Algiers	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	+98.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,843.49	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	+157.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,060.82	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	+89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	+316.2%
Average			+165.4%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 92.2% more for childcare

	Algiers	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	+172.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD474,161.31	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	+12.2%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.98	$4.00 LBP358,245	+70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.24	$2.89 LBP259,038	+207.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.82	$2.52 LBP226,142	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,042.59	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	+83.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD669.73	$8.25 LBP738,880	+60.1%
Average			+82.4%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Algiers	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,240.17	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,203.38	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	+20.0%
Average			+27.0%

Algiers vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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