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Iran vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 42.1% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Iran
Housing: pay 55.1% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in Iran

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$3.73 IRR157K	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$3.78 IRR159K	-52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.78 IRR33,019	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.96 IRR40,578	+26.4%
Average			-32.4%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$0.48 IRR20,400	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$2.20 IRR92,505	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$2.58 IRR109K	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$1.14 IRR47,922	-51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$1.32 IRR55,448	-62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$0.41 IRR17,110	-40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.67 IRR28,046	+46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$0.43 IRR18,264	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$0.28 IRR11,766	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.26 IRR10,794	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.23 IRR9,544	-49.5%
Average			-30.1%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$2.59 IRR109K	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$9.98 IRR420K	-86.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$66,617.96 IRR3B	+131.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$2.79 IRR117K	-82.6%
Average			-15.5%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.1% less for housing

	Lebanon	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$11.37 IRR478K	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$329.21 IRR14M	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$233.51 IRR10M	-15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$11.30 IRR476K	-91.9%
Average			-55.1%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$77.32 IRR3M	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$991.86 IRR42M	-75.8%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$0.80 IRR33,796	-79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$1.11 IRR46,687	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$1.97 IRR83,104	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$18.85 IRR793K	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$1.53 IRR64,188	-81.5%
Average			-60.2%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$29.89 IRR1M	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$28.92 IRR1M	-42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$102.93 IRR4M	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$61.87 IRR3M	-30.4%
Average			-28.9%

Lebanon vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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