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Lebanon vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 39.8% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Jordan	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.58 JOD3.250	$7.66 LBP684,169	+67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 JOD4.250	$8.00 LBP714,522	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.63 LBP145,385	+237.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.76 LBP68,103	+115.4%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Jordan	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$0.60 LBP53,699	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 JOD2.250	$3.95 LBP352,609	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 JOD3.660	$5.56 LBP496,610	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 JOD1.400	$2.33 LBP208,328	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 JOD1.760	$3.54 LBP316,225	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 JOD0.520	$0.68 LBP61,124	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 JOD0.490	$0.46 LBP40,766	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 JOD0.380	$0.41 LBP36,360	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.230	$0.46 LBP41,477	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.33 LBP29,389	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.45 LBP40,127	+31.7%
Average			+10.0%

Jordan vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Jordan	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$3.44 LBP306,966	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.73 JOD22.500	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+128.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 JOD7.750	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+46.3%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Jordan	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.97 JOD21.950	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.86 JOD192.750	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.86 JOD132.480	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.30 JOD56.220	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+75.8%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Jordan	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.67 JOD126.680	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+7.5%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.11 JOD3.620	$4.00 LBP357,261	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 JOD1.840	$2.89 LBP258,327	+11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 JOD2.550	$2.52 LBP225,521	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.35 JOD33.570	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 JOD7.500	$8.25 LBP736,851	-22.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Jordan	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.69 JOD26.720	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.56 JOD25.920	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.57 JOD47.910	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.14 JOD45.480	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+38.6%
Average			+42.0%

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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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