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Ukraine vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Ukraine is 24.3% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Ukraine
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Ukraine
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Ukraine
Housing: pay 51.5% less in Ukraine
Childcare: pay 6.7% more in Ukraine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Ukraine
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Ukraine

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

Ukraine vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$6.41 UAH270.46	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.63 UAH237.36	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.61 UAH25.69	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.41 UAH17.46	-45.7%
Average			-38.6%

Lebanon vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.68 UAH28.68	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.21 UAH177.76	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$4.10 UAH172.88	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$1.64 UAH69.38	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$1.83 UAH77.24	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$0.40 UAH16.73	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.67 UAH28.45	+47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.74 UAH31.40	+82.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.90 UAH37.85	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.27 UAH11.57	-16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.22 UAH9.44	-50.2%
Average			+2.8%

Lebanon vs. Ukraine - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$5.12 UAH215.78	+48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$12.19 UAH514.10	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$28,398.14 UAH1,197,936.97	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$4.37 UAH184.35	-72.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 51.5% less for housing

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$5.80 UAH244.46	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$311.65 UAH13,146.73	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$214.10 UAH9,031.61	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$65.84 UAH2,777.27	-52.8%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 6.7% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$259.96 UAH10,965.92	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$4,454.26 UAH187,897.06	+8.8%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.02 UAH42.96	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$1.16 UAH48.90	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$2.61 UAH109.91	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$23.59 UAH995.06	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.94 UAH166.14	-52.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Ukraine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$51.64 UAH2,178.30	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$30.33 UAH1,279.29	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$77.50 UAH3,269.42	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$89.90 UAH3,792.52	+1.1%
Average			-16.4%

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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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