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Lebanon vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 3.7% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 41.5% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,341.34	$7.66 LBP684,169	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,647.46	$8.00 LBP714,522	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF472.54	$1.63 LBP145,385	+13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF365.22	$0.76 LBP68,103	-31.3%
Average			-10.8%

Hungary vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Hungary	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF507.66	$0.60 LBP53,699	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,477.71	$3.95 LBP352,609	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,373.36	$5.56 LBP496,610	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF940.35	$2.33 LBP208,328	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF887.52	$3.54 LBP316,225	+31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF258.98	$0.68 LBP61,124	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF290.08	$0.46 LBP40,766	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF299.51	$0.41 LBP36,360	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF459.55	$0.46 LBP41,477	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF168.04	$0.33 LBP29,389	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF180.21	$0.45 LBP40,127	-18.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 41.5% more for transportation

	Hungary	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,224.99	$3.44 LBP306,966	-49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,264.56	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+188.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF8,814,856.36	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,417.51	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+19.2%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Hungary	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF6,798.42	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF158,395.75	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF123,970.92	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF36,569.55	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+25.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Hungary	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF102,271.62	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2,378,865.90	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-43.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF688.31	$4.00 LBP357,261	+91.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF728.15	$2.89 LBP258,327	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,292.36	$2.52 LBP225,521	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,173.40	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,474.83	$8.25 LBP736,851	+9.7%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Hungary	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF25,173.70	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,087.92	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF26,164.05	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF29,955.89	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-2.3%
Average			+14.7%

Hungary 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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