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Lebanon vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 31.7% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 95.4% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.62 R$29.98	$7.66 LBP684,169	+36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 R$35.12	$8.00 LBP714,522	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 R$5.92	$1.63 LBP145,385	+46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.62	$0.76 LBP68,103	+12.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Brazil	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 R$8.06	$0.60 LBP53,699	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 R$23.03	$3.95 LBP352,609	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 R$20.09	$5.56 LBP496,610	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.23	$2.33 LBP208,328	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.77 R$9.46	$3.54 LBP316,225	+99.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 R$4.99	$0.68 LBP61,124	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.12	$0.46 LBP40,766	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.87	$0.41 LBP36,360	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.54	$0.46 LBP41,477	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.78	$0.33 LBP29,389	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.55	$0.45 LBP40,127	-6.0%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Brazil	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 R$22.21	$3.44 LBP306,966	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.46 R$226.52	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+70.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,515.32 R$114,787.47	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.72 R$46.53	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+83.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 95.4% more for housing

	Brazil	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.92 R$100.94	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+100.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.76 R$1,647.28	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.49 R$1,160.32	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.93 R$277.05	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+168.4%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Brazil	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.38 R$1,469.22	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-9.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,953.98 R$37,100.54	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-41.1%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 R$9.23	$4.00 LBP357,261	+131.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 R$9.40	$2.89 LBP258,327	+64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.27 R$12.12	$2.52 LBP225,521	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.44 R$130.38	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$33.96	$8.25 LBP736,851	+29.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Brazil	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.78 R$265.57	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 R$241.02	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.53 R$424.31	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.80 R$329.70	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+43.9%
Average			+22.6%

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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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