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Lebanon vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 3.7% cheaper than Panama overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Panama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Panama	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.35 PAB8.35	$7.66 LBP684,169	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 PAB7.75	$8.00 LBP714,522	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.63 LBP145,385	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 PAB1.21	$0.76 LBP68,103	-37.0%
Average			-5.9%

Panama vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Panama	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 PAB2.21	$0.60 LBP53,699	-72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 PAB6.02	$3.95 LBP352,609	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 PAB6.86	$5.56 LBP496,610	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 PAB2.47	$2.33 LBP208,328	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.58 PAB3.58	$3.54 LBP316,225	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 PAB2.13	$0.68 LBP61,124	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 PAB0.60	$0.46 LBP40,766	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$0.41 LBP36,360	-71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PAB1.51	$0.46 LBP41,477	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PAB0.96	$0.33 LBP29,389	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 PAB0.99	$0.45 LBP40,127	-54.7%
Average			-44.1%

Panama vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Panama	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 PAB3.87	$3.44 LBP306,966	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.75 PAB23.75	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.20 PAB20.20	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-20.8%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Panama	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.39 PAB48.39	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$765.94 PAB765.94	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.77 PAB630.77	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.09 PAB89.09	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+56.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Panama	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.00 PAB363.00	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-56.5%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Panama	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 PAB1.95	$4.00 LBP357,261	+105.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 PAB3.54	$2.89 LBP258,327	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.48 PAB5.48	$2.52 LBP225,521	-53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.47 PAB51.47	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 PAB5.97	$8.25 LBP736,851	+38.3%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Panama	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33 PAB43.33	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.17 PAB34.17	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.40 PAB80.40	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.46 PAB106.46	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-16.5%
Average			+20.0%

Panama 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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