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Lebanon vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 25.1% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 47.8% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,936.02	$7.66 LBP686K	-26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,952.01	$8.00 LBP716K	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD346.76	$1.63 LBP146K	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD182.09	$0.76 LBP68,285	+57.9%
Average			+27.6%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Armenia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD267.71	$0.60 LBP53,843	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,436.18	$3.95 LBP354K	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,285.22	$5.56 LBP498K	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD857.49	$2.33 LBP209K	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,229.45	$3.54 LBP317K	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD220.40	$0.68 LBP61,287	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD273.50	$0.46 LBP40,875	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD267.19	$0.41 LBP36,457	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD322.43	$0.46 LBP41,588	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD140.51	$0.33 LBP29,467	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD127.59	$0.45 LBP40,234	+32.8%
Average			-8.7%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Armenia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,813.72	$3.44 LBP308K	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,856.04	$72.50 LBP6M	+208.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD13M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,390.73	$16.00 LBP1M	+333.7%
Average			+124.8%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.8% more for housing

	Armenia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,669.84	$37.92 LBP3M	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD183K	$571.15 LBP51M	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD134K	$277.78 LBP25M	-22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD28,983.55	$139.38 LBP12M	+81.3%
Average			+47.8%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Armenia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD108K	$248.75 LBP22M	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD3M	$4,093.75 LBP367M	-42.3%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD664.20	$4.00 LBP358K	+127.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,148.43	$2.89 LBP259K	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD902.00	$2.52 LBP226K	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,089.90	$42.92 LBP4M	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,968.01	$8.25 LBP739K	+58.0%
Average			+33.2%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Armenia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,597.84	$53.44 LBP5M	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,051.13	$50.00 LBP4M	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,131.05	$101.94 LBP9M	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,239.33	$88.93 LBP8M	-14.6%
Average			-20.8%

Armenia vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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