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Malaysia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 12.7% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 56.9% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$3.22 MYR13.31	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$4.41 MYR18.24	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.73 MYR3.01	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.39 MYR1.63	-48.4%
Average			-51.6%

Lebanon vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.9% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.02 MYR4.21	+69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$7.79 MYR32.19	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$6.67 MYR27.55	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$1.99 MYR8.21	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$1.93 MYR7.99	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.28 MYR5.29	+87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.67 MYR2.75	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$1.29 MYR5.34	+217.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.73 MYR3.03	+57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.53 MYR2.20	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.59 MYR2.42	+30.3%
Average			+56.9%

Lebanon vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$1.86 MYR7.67	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$15.26 MYR63.08	-78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$6.52 MYR26.93	-59.3%
Average			-39.9%

Lebanon vs. Malaysia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$27.18 MYR112.33	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$34.37 MYR142.05	-75.3%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$170.62 MYR705.09	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+52.2%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$3.72 MYR15.38	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.63 MYR10.85	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$4.18 MYR17.26	+65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$36.40 MYR150.42	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$4.62 MYR19.07	-44.1%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$59.37 MYR245.35	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$29.69 MYR122.68	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$70.68 MYR292.07	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$56.86 MYR234.98	-36.1%
Average			-24.1%

Lebanon vs. Malaysia - 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: December 2025

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