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Lebanon vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 75.7% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 88.8% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Lebanon are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,100	$7.66 LBP684,869	+64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,868	$8.00 LBP715,254	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$1.63 LBP145,534	+308.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.76 LBP68,173	+235.6%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Iraq	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD989	$0.60 LBP53,754	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,338	$3.95 LBP352,970	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,833	$5.56 LBP497,118	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,207	$2.33 LBP208,541	+38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,588	$3.54 LBP316,549	+78.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD620	$0.68 LBP61,186	+44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD661	$0.46 LBP40,808	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD561	$0.41 LBP36,397	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$0.46 LBP41,520	+52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD375	$0.33 LBP29,419	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.45 LBP40,168	+59.5%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Iraq	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,722	$3.44 LBP307,280	+65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,917	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+93.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,655,336	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	+82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,089	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	+4.2%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Iraq	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,470	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,558	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	+98.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,619	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	+43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,285	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+108.8%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 88.8% more for childcare

	Iraq	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,400	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	+79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,702,459	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	+98.1%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,633	$4.00 LBP357,627	+44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,229	$2.89 LBP258,592	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,610	$2.52 LBP225,752	+26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,137	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,903	$8.25 LBP737,606	-1.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,741	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	+113.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,272	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+80.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,443	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	+100.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,948	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	+132.9%
Average			+106.8%

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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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