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Lebanon vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 50.5% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 57.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 97.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 87.2% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	$7.66 LBP684,869	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	$8.00 LBP715,254	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$1.63 LBP145,534	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$0.76 LBP68,173	-61.9%
Average			-26.4%

Liberia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

	Liberia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD315.66	$0.60 LBP53,754	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	$3.95 LBP352,970	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	$5.56 LBP497,118	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD634.39	$2.33 LBP208,541	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD947.19	$3.54 LBP316,549	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD130.83	$0.68 LBP61,186	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD675.51	$0.46 LBP40,808	-88.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD822.36	$0.41 LBP36,397	-91.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD881.10	$0.46 LBP41,520	-90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD181.49	$0.33 LBP29,419	-68.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD851.73	$0.45 LBP40,168	-90.7%
Average			-57.8%

Liberia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.8% more for transportation

	Liberia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD827.06	$3.44 LBP307,280	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,524.41	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+262.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	+129.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,236.58	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	+26.1%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 45.6% more for housing

	Liberia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	+192.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+63.5%
Average			+45.6%

Liberia vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,791.19	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	+92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	+357.9%
Average			+225.1%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD528.66	$4.00 LBP357,627	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD587.40	$2.89 LBP258,592	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD881.10	$2.52 LBP225,752	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	$8.25 LBP737,606	-15.4%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 87.2% more for clothing

	Liberia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	+190.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,947.45	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,912.41	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	+81.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	+29.4%
Average			+87.2%

Liberia vs. Lebanon - 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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