Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 40.1% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 22.6% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 45.8% less in Zambia
Housing: pay 54.0% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Zambia
Clothing: pay 61.8% less in Zambia

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

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Zambia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$5.53 ZMW110.20	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$0.63 ZMW12.52	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.36 ZMW7.20	-58.6%
Average			-46.0%

Lebanon vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.18 ZMW23.48	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.15 ZMW102.63	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.37 ZMW126.88	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$1.77 ZMW35.36	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$2.87 ZMW57.22	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.11 ZMW22.03	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.10 ZMW21.94	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.65 ZMW32.94	+121.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.70 ZMW13.88	+53.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.16 ZMW23.20	+179.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.83 ZMW16.51	+16.2%
Average			+22.6%

Lebanon vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.47 ZMW108.98	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$50.15 ZMW999.41	-35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$14.58 ZMW290.52	-19.0%
Average			-45.8%

Lebanon vs. Zambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	-65.3%
Average			-54.0%

Lebanon vs. Zambia - Cost of housing

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	+137.0%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-74.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.82 ZMW56.21	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$3.02 ZMW60.11	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$6.03 ZMW120.22	-39.7%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 61.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-65.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-68.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	-39.6%
Average			-61.8%

Lebanon vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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