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Lebanon vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 3.3% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Japan	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,029	$7.66 LBP684,869	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥794	$8.00 LBP715,254	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$1.63 LBP145,534	+52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥118	$0.76 LBP68,173	+0.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Japan	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$0.60 LBP53,754	-60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥789	$3.95 LBP352,970	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥883	$5.56 LBP497,118	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$2.33 LBP208,541	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥456	$3.54 LBP316,549	+20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥333	$0.68 LBP61,186	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥174	$0.46 LBP40,808	-59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$0.41 LBP36,397	-75.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥332	$0.46 LBP41,520	-78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$0.33 LBP29,419	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$0.45 LBP40,168	-61.0%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Japan	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥684	$3.44 LBP307,280	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,212	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,519,986	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,944	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	-36.8%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Japan	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,282	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,603	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,077	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,491	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+17.4%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Japan	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,241	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	-16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,049,655	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	-68.9%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥406	$4.00 LBP357,627	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥471	$2.89 LBP258,592	-4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥605	$2.52 LBP225,752	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,274	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,941	$8.25 LBP737,606	-33.8%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Japan	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,977	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥4,990	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,936	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	+77.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,609	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	+1.8%
Average			+38.7%

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