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Lebanon vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 33.2% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 61.1% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$7.66 LBP684,169	+75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$8.00 LBP714,522	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.63 LBP145,385	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.76 LBP68,103	+22.8%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Colombia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.60 LBP53,699	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$3.95 LBP352,609	+58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$5.56 LBP496,610	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.33 LBP208,328	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.54 LBP316,225	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.68 LBP61,124	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.46 LBP40,766	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.41 LBP36,360	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.46 LBP41,477	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.33 LBP29,389	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.45 LBP40,127	-11.0%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Colombia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$3.44 LBP306,966	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+115.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-2.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 61.1% more for housing

	Colombia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+89.4%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Colombia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-28.9%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$4.00 LBP357,261	+232.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.89 LBP258,327	+81.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$2.52 LBP225,521	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$8.25 LBP736,851	+100.2%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Colombia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+9.4%
Average			+6.9%

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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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