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Lebanon vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 7.7% cheaper than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.720	$7.66 LBP684,169	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.990	$8.00 LBP714,522	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$1.63 LBP145,385	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$0.76 LBP68,103	+24.7%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$0.60 LBP53,699	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$3.95 LBP352,609	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.220	$5.56 LBP496,610	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.890	$2.33 LBP208,328	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.110	$3.54 LBP316,225	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$0.68 LBP61,124	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$0.46 LBP40,766	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$0.41 LBP36,360	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$0.46 LBP41,477	-33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$0.33 LBP29,389	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$0.45 LBP40,127	-13.0%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$3.44 LBP306,966	+108.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.580	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+116.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.990	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-39.7%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.350	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD352.580	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD255.070	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.880	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+54.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD132.090	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-43.9%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.850	$4.00 LBP357,261	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.920	$2.89 LBP258,327	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$2.52 LBP225,521	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD36.030	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.690	$8.25 LBP736,851	-33.8%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.620	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.350	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.950	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.300	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+3.6%
Average			+2.9%

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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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