Cost of living comparison

compared to

Lebanon vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 80.2% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 76.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 32.0% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 51.5% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱224.46	$7.66 LBP686,052	+99.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱191.71	$8.00 LBP716,489	+144.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.57	$1.63 LBP145,786	+135.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.26	$0.76 LBP68,290	+100.6%
Average			+120.0%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Philippines	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.74	$0.60 LBP53,847	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱228.78	$3.95 LBP353,580	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱411.02	$5.56 LBP497,977	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱120.44	$2.33 LBP208,901	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.03	$3.54 LBP317,095	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.12	$0.68 LBP61,292	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱37.80	$0.46 LBP40,878	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.49	$0.41 LBP36,460	-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.56	$0.46 LBP41,592	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.55	$0.33 LBP29,470	-65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.63	$0.45 LBP40,237	-61.7%
Average			-25.4%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱242.89	$3.44 LBP307,811	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱741.94	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	+472.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,430,227.48	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱162.74	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	+476.0%
Average			+237.3%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.6% more for housing

	Philippines	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,637.12	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,891.75	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	+124.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,469.04	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,693.84	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	+73.9%
Average			+76.6%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.0% more for childcare

	Philippines	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,616.67	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	+91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱330,093.92	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	-27.3%
Average			+32.0%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.20	$4.00 LBP358,245	+233.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.16	$2.89 LBP259,038	+33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱159.79	$2.52 LBP226,142	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,804.18	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	+39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱329.55	$8.25 LBP738,880	+46.7%
Average			+69.1%

Philippines vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.5% more for clothing

	Philippines	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,411.77	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	+29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,498.48	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	+95.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,086.86	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,865.00	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	+34.8%
Average			+51.5%

Philippines 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

Philippines vs.

Peru

Philippines vs.

Australia

Philippines vs.

Austria

Philippines vs.

United States

Philippines vs.

Ecuador

Philippines vs.

United Kingdom

Philippines vs.

Germany

Philippines vs.

Spain

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Manila 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 Philippines

Add prices for Lebanon

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

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