Cost of living comparison

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Lebanon vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 51.6% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.6% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 72.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 38.5% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.6% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$7.66 LBP684,169	+171.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$8.00 LBP714,522	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$1.63 LBP145,385	+68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.76 LBP68,103	+0.1%
Average			+64.6%

Bolivia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$0.60 LBP53,699	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$3.95 LBP352,609	+62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$5.56 LBP496,610	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$2.33 LBP208,328	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$3.54 LBP316,225	+82.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$0.68 LBP61,124	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$0.46 LBP40,766	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$0.41 LBP36,360	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$0.46 LBP41,477	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.33 LBP29,389	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.45 LBP40,127	+0.1%
Average			+1.2%

Bolivia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.1% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$3.44 LBP306,966	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+177.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+25.9%
Average			+72.1%

Bolivia vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+336.2%
Average			+99.3%

Bolivia vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 38.5% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+48.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+28.7%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$4.00 LBP357,261	+139.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$2.89 LBP258,327	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$2.52 LBP225,521	+0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$8.25 LBP736,851	+25.3%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+52.4%
Average			+44.1%

Bolivia 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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