Cost of living comparison

compared to

Lebanon vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 56.9% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 5.8% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 39.8% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Lebanon are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.13	$7.66 LBP686,052	+137.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR17.99	$8.00 LBP716,489	+81.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$1.63 LBP145,786	+123.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.60	$0.76 LBP68,290	+93.9%
Average			+109.1%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.15	$0.60 LBP53,847	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR31.76	$3.95 LBP353,580	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.18	$5.56 LBP497,977	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.10	$2.33 LBP208,901	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.89	$3.54 LBP317,095	+83.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.22	$0.68 LBP61,292	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.71	$0.46 LBP40,878	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.27	$0.41 LBP36,460	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.99	$0.46 LBP41,592	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.33 LBP29,470	-38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.39	$0.45 LBP40,237	-23.2%
Average			-22.8%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.56	$3.44 LBP307,811	+85.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR62.23	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	+375.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR146,157.64	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.57	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	+145.5%
Average			+146.5%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR110.82	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,425.86	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,008.67	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR140.14	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	+305.5%
Average			+105.2%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.8% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR695.62	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	+45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,397.70	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	-34.3%
Average			+5.8%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.17	$4.00 LBP358,245	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.70	$2.89 LBP259,038	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.03	$2.52 LBP226,142	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR148.40	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.82	$8.25 LBP738,880	+78.7%
Average			+14.9%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.8% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR242.06	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR121.03	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	+68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR288.15	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR231.82	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	+56.4%
Average			+39.8%

Malaysia vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Malaysia vs.

Egypt

Malaysia vs.

France

Malaysia vs.

Peru

Malaysia vs.

United States

Malaysia vs.

Canada

Malaysia vs.

Germany

Malaysia vs.

Russia

Malaysia vs.

Greece

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Kuala Lumpur vs. Beirut

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Malaysia

Add prices for Lebanon

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Lebanon or Malaysia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.