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Lebanon vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 15.6% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 50.6% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,746	$7.66 LBP685K	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,245	$8.00 LBP715K	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF337	$1.63 LBP146K	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF333	$0.76 LBP68,171	-59.3%
Average			-33.0%

Djibouti vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,647	$0.60 LBP53,753	-93.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF850	$3.95 LBP353K	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,700	$5.56 LBP497K	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,218	$2.33 LBP209K	-65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,465	$3.54 LBP317K	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF302	$0.68 LBP61,185	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.46 LBP40,807	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.41 LBP36,397	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.46 LBP41,519	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.33 LBP29,418	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.45 LBP40,167	-27.5%
Average			-47.7%

Djibouti vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,171	$3.44 LBP307K	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,780	$72.50 LBP6M	+240.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,483	$16.00 LBP1M	-66.5%
Average			+27.9%

Djibouti vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.6% less for housing

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,479	$37.92 LBP3M	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254K	$571.15 LBP51M	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,826	$277.78 LBP25M	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,764	$139.38 LBP12M	-65.0%
Average			-50.6%

Djibouti vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,573	$248.75 LBP22M	-25.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF2M	$4,093.75 LBP366M	-53.4%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF998	$4.00 LBP358K	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF649	$2.89 LBP259K	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$2.52 LBP226K	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,302	$42.92 LBP4M	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,497	$8.25 LBP738K	-2.0%
Average			-21.6%

Djibouti vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,485	$53.44 LBP5M	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,493	$50.00 LBP4M	+154.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,955	$101.94 LBP9M	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,980	$88.93 LBP8M	+58.4%
Average			+55.6%

Djibouti 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: March 2026

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