Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 7.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 5.9% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 51.8% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$7.06 ₩9,422	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$6.17 ₩8,230	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.53 ₩2,039	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.88 ₩1,181	+1.5%
Average			-22.6%

Lebanon vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$3.04 ₩4,055	+258.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$6.12 ₩8,174	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$8.23 ₩10,982	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$2.94 ₩3,923	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$4.11 ₩5,484	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$4.00 ₩5,342	+188.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.55 ₩2,069	+103.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$3.00 ₩4,000	+300.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$2.63 ₩3,513	+480.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$2.03 ₩2,715	+388.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.26 ₩1,685	+77.1%
Average			+126.9%

Lebanon vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.01 ₩6,685	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$46.10 ₩61,538	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$28,394.53 ₩38M	-46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$8.59 ₩11,470	-52.3%
Average			-27.3%

Lebanon vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Lebanon	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$24.34 ₩32,490	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$561.73 ₩750K	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$387.83 ₩518K	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$153.72 ₩205K	-13.4%
Average			-5.9%

Lebanon vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 51.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$545.93 ₩729K	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+187.9%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$3.30 ₩4,403	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$3.66 ₩4,888	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$3.35 ₩4,467	+11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$57.32 ₩76,507	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$11.28 ₩15,062	+12.8%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$67.53 ₩90,139	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$53.43 ₩71,316	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$78.10 ₩104K	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$102.84 ₩137K	-14.3%
Average			-15.0%

Lebanon vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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