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Lebanon vs. Connecticut Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 41.9% cheaper than Connecticut.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 58.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 53.0% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 83.9% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Connecticut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.15	$7.66 LBP684,869	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.65	$8.00 LBP715,254	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$1.63 LBP145,534	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.76 LBP68,173	-63.3%
Average			-50.8%

Connecticut vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.5% less for groceries

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$4.23	$0.60 LBP53,754	-85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.82	$3.95 LBP352,970	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42	$5.56 LBP497,118	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.92	$2.33 LBP208,541	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12	$3.54 LBP316,549	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$0.68 LBP61,186	-74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.46 LBP40,808	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$0.41 LBP36,397	-81.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$0.46 LBP41,520	-81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.33 LBP29,419	-79.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52	$0.45 LBP40,168	-70.4%
Average			-58.5%

Connecticut vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$3.44 LBP307,280	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.38	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,569.77	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.52	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	-18.0%
Average			+1.1%

Connecticut vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.0% less for housing

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,310.48	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,957.50	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.89	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	-11.7%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 83.9% less for childcare

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,606.87	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,583.33	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	-83.3%
Average			-83.9%

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pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30	$4.00 LBP357,627	-45.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.07	$2.89 LBP258,592	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.48	$2.52 LBP225,752	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.90	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.43	$8.25 LBP737,606	-49.8%
Average			-49.7%

Connecticut vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Connecticut	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.81	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.29	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.01	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	-28.3%
Average			+1.8%

Connecticut 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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