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Argentina vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 11.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+86.9%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+225.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	+50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+98.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.64 ARS918.92	+56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+161.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.53 ARS766.60	+61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.52 ARS747.37	+15.0%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	-68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	-29.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Lebanon	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	-58.1%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	-17.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	-18.4%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+59.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+25.0%
Average			+41.2%

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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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