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Lebanon vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 5.7% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$7.66 LBP684,169	-24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$8.00 LBP714,522	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$1.63 LBP145,385	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.76 LBP68,103	-26.9%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Mexico	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$0.60 LBP53,699	-77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$3.95 LBP352,609	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$5.56 LBP496,610	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$2.33 LBP208,328	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$3.54 LBP316,225	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$0.68 LBP61,124	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.46 LBP40,766	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.41 LBP36,360	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$0.46 LBP41,477	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.33 LBP29,389	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.45 LBP40,127	-54.1%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Mexico	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$3.44 LBP306,966	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+152.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-18.0%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Mexico	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+183.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Mexico	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-26.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$4.00 LBP357,261	+64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$2.89 LBP258,327	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$2.52 LBP225,521	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$8.25 LBP736,851	+51.8%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Mexico	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+1.6%
Average			+8.1%

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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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