Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hungary vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 19.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 50.8% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Hungary

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

Hungary vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$10.15 HUF3,341.34	+32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$8.05 HUF2,647.46	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.44 HUF472.54	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.11 HUF365.22	+45.6%
Average			+16.8%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.54 HUF507.66	+156.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.49 HUF1,477.71	+13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$4.17 HUF1,373.36	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.86 HUF940.35	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.70 HUF887.52	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$0.79 HUF258.98	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.88 HUF290.08	+93.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.91 HUF299.51	+123.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$1.40 HUF459.55	+200.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.51 HUF168.04	+55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.55 HUF180.21	+21.9%
Average			+59.4%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$6.76 HUF2,224.99	+96.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$25.12 HUF8,264.56	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$26,788.81 HUF8,814,856.36	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$13.43 HUF4,417.51	-16.1%
Average			+2.1%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.5% less for housing

	Lebanon	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$20.66 HUF6,798.42	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$481.37 HUF158,395.75	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$376.75 HUF123,970.92	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$111.14 HUF36,569.55	-20.3%
Average			-11.5%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 50.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$310.81 HUF102,271.62	+24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$7,229.50 HUF2,378,865.90	+76.6%
Average			+50.8%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.09 HUF688.31	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.21 HUF728.15	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$6.97 HUF2,292.36	+175.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$49.15 HUF16,173.40	+14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$7.52 HUF2,474.83	-8.8%
Average			+22.1%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$76.50 HUF25,173.70	+43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$30.66 HUF10,087.92	-38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$79.51 HUF26,164.05	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$91.04 HUF29,955.89	+2.4%
Average			-3.8%

Lebanon vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Lebanon vs.

Vietnam

Lebanon vs.

Ireland

Lebanon vs.

China

Lebanon vs.

Canada

Lebanon vs.

Thailand

Lebanon vs.

Ecuador

Lebanon vs.

United States

Lebanon vs.

Austria

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Beirut vs. Budapest

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Lebanon

Add prices for Hungary

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hungary or Lebanon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.