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Lebanon vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 61.9% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 48.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 84.7% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 24.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.9% less for restaurants

	Belize	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.79	$7.66 LBP685K	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.58	$8.00 LBP715K	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$1.63 LBP146K	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.76 LBP68,171	-34.0%
Average			-10.9%

Belize vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.0% less for groceries

	Belize	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.60 LBP53,753	-69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.60	$3.95 LBP353K	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.47	$5.56 LBP497K	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.33 LBP209K	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.63	$3.54 LBP317K	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.27	$0.68 LBP61,185	-73.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.46 LBP40,807	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.41 LBP36,397	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.46 LBP41,519	-76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.83	$0.33 LBP29,418	-76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.52	$0.45 LBP40,167	-64.3%
Average			-48.0%

Belize vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.7% more for transportation

	Belize	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.26	$3.44 LBP307K	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.16	$72.50 LBP6M	+262.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,110.75	$28,750.00 LBP3B	+173.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.42	$16.00 LBP1M	-49.3%
Average			+84.7%

Belize vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.9% less for housing

	Belize	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.39	$37.92 LBP3M	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,373.54	$571.15 LBP51M	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,098.55	$277.78 LBP25M	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.09	$139.38 LBP12M	+15.6%
Average			-24.9%

Belize vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Belize	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.53	$248.75 LBP22M	+285.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,353.63	$4,093.75 LBP366M	+507.2%
Average			+396.4%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.34	$4.00 LBP358K	+50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.24	$2.89 LBP259K	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.04	$2.52 LBP226K	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.07	$42.92 LBP4M	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.90	$8.25 LBP738K	-2.0%
Average			+1.9%

Belize vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Belize	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.19	$53.44 LBP5M	+42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.06	$50.00 LBP4M	+82.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD182.97	$101.94 LBP9M	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD179.88	$88.93 LBP8M	-0.7%
Average			+34.0%

Belize 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: March 2026

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