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South Africa vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 7.7% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 8.0% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 16.8% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in South Africa

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+5.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.00 ZAR17.16	+66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.33 ZAR39.93
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$0.73 ZAR12.46	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.65 ZAR11.16	+42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.68 ZAR11.70	+67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.71 ZAR12.14	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+33.5%
Average			+28.5%

Lebanon vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Lebanon	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$56.18 ZAR961.29	-22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-41.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-36.8%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 16.8% less for childcare

	Lebanon	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-3.2%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-17.0%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-8.0%
Average			-13.8%

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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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