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Lebanon vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 22.2% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$7.66 LBP684,169	-19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$8.00 LBP714,522	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$1.63 LBP145,385	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.76 LBP68,103	-13.2%
Average			-5.1%

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$0.60 LBP53,699	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$3.95 LBP352,609	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$5.56 LBP496,610	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.33 LBP208,328	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$3.54 LBP316,225	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$0.68 LBP61,124	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.46 LBP40,766	-47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$0.41 LBP36,360	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$0.46 LBP41,477	-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.33 LBP29,389	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.45 LBP40,127	-3.5%
Average			-26.1%

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$3.44 LBP306,966	-40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+203.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+133.8%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+188.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+77.4%
Average			+84.8%

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-40.0%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$4.00 LBP357,261	+116.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.89 LBP258,327	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$2.52 LBP225,521	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$8.25 LBP736,851	+12.0%
Average			+35.8%

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+72.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+13.3%
Average			+29.1%

Bulgaria 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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