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Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 19.5% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 17.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 49.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$6.32 SAR23.70	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$7.73 SAR29.00	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.74 SAR2.79	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.27 SAR1.02	-64.2%
Average			-34.9%

Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.92 SAR3.43	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$3.62 SAR13.56	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$6.74 SAR25.26	+21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.52 SAR9.47	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$3.28 SAR12.28	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$0.97 SAR3.63	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.78 SAR2.91	+70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.80 SAR3.00	+96.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.74 SAR2.77	+59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.66 SAR2.49	+102.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.65 SAR2.43	+44.4%
Average			+43.6%

Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$2.32 SAR8.72	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$33.84 SAR126.92	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$19.00 SAR71.26	+18.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$74.04 SAR277.70	+95.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$97.42 SAR365.42	-30.1%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+41.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+58.4%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.89 SAR7.09	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$3.48 SAR13.06	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$7.47 SAR28.00	+195.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$106.43 SAR399.18	+148.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$17.24 SAR64.67	+109.0%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$48.71 SAR182.69	-8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$57.50 SAR215.68	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$88.56 SAR332.16	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$79.17 SAR296.96	-11.0%
Average			-4.5%

Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia - 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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