Cost of living comparison
compared to
Greece vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary
Greece is 2.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
Greece vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Greece instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
LBP761K
|
$15.08
€13.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
LBP851K
|
$10.42
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
LBP171K
|
$2.46
€2.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
LBP78,113
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
LBP75,881
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
LBP496K
|
$6.59
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
LBP548K
|
$6.33
€5.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
LBP214K
|
$4.44
€3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
LBP347K
|
$4.45
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
LBP124K
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
LBP68,245
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
LBP66,945
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,622
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
LBP37,271
|
$0.53
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
LBP63,835
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of groceries
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
LBP362K
|
$8.09
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.50
LBP7M
|
$43.58
€38.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$53,500.00
LBP5B
|
$28,260.91
€25,153.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.00
LBP2M
|
$14.42
€12.84
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of transportation
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.24
LBP3M
|
$33.05
€29.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.90
LBP60M
|
$568.48
€505.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.30
LBP31M
|
$438.39
€390.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.50
LBP16M
|
$152.65
€135.86
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of housing
pay 23.7% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$681.75
LBP61M
|
$416.57
€370.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,021.88
LBP629M
|
$6,690.51
€5,954.79
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of childcare
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
LBP448K
|
$4.76
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
LBP382K
|
$3.78
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
LBP269K
|
$5.28
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.50
LBP6M
|
$49.64
€44.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP896K
|
$9.09
€8.09
|
|
Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.62
LBP6M
|
$82.73
€73.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.29
LBP4M
|
$40.66
€36.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.89
LBP12M
|
$91.41
€81.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
LBP11M
|
$108.25
€96.34
|
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Lebanon vs. Greece - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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