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Lebanon vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 61.4% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 35.1% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Cuba	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$7.66 LBP684,169	+74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.00 LBP714,522	+60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.63 LBP145,385	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.76 LBP68,103	-39.0%
Average			+18.4%

Cuba vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Cuba	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$0.60 LBP53,699	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$3.95 LBP352,609	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$5.56 LBP496,610	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.33 LBP208,328	-43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$3.54 LBP316,225	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.68 LBP61,124	-69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.46 LBP40,766	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.41 LBP36,360	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.46 LBP41,477	-53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.33 LBP29,389	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.45 LBP40,127	-61.6%
Average			-37.0%

Cuba vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Cuba	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$3.44 LBP306,966	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+190.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+142.4%
Average			+63.1%

Cuba vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cuba	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+413.4%
Average			+119.3%

Cuba vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 35.1% more for childcare

	Cuba	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+122.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-51.8%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$4.00 LBP357,261	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$2.89 LBP258,327	+186.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$2.52 LBP225,521	-36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$8.25 LBP736,851	+725.0%
Average			+197.6%

Cuba vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Cuba	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+11.2%
Average			+33.4%

Cuba 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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