Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 3.3% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 33.7% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 57.8% more in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$8.50 LBP760K	+41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$9.50 LBP850K	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.91 LBP171K	+17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.87 LBP77,996	+193.6%
Average			+32.0%

Maldives vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Maldives	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$0.85 LBP75,767	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$5.54 LBP495K	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$6.12 LBP547K	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$2.38 LBP213K	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$3.88 LBP347K	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.39 LBP124K	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.76 LBP68,143	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.75 LBP66,845	-53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$0.45 LBP40,561	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.42 LBP37,215	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.71 LBP63,739	+3.6%
Average			-23.1%

Maldives vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Maldives	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.04 LBP361K	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$77.50 LBP7M	+151.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$18.00 LBP2M	+2.7%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Maldives	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$30.24 LBP3M	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$671.90 LBP60M	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$348.30 LBP31M	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$177.50 LBP16M	+108.4%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$681.75 LBP61M	+268.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$7,021.88 LBP628M	+133.8%
Average			+193.6%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$5.00 LBP447K	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$4.27 LBP382K	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$3.00 LBP268K	-78.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$62.50 LBP6M	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.00 LBP894K	+2.7%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 57.8% more for clothing

	Maldives	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$67.62 LBP6M	+71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$49.29 LBP4M	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$138.89 LBP12M	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$120.00 LBP11M	+128.6%
Average			+57.8%

Maldives vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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