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Lebanon vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 6.3% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Poland	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN36.55	$7.66 LBP688,226	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.17	$8.00 LBP718,760	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.16	$1.63 LBP146,248	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.89	$0.76 LBP68,507	-53.7%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Poland	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.67	$0.60 LBP54,018	-53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.34	$3.95 LBP354,701	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.23	$5.56 LBP499,555	+39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.73	$2.33 LBP209,563	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.57	$3.54 LBP318,100	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$0.68 LBP61,486	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.70	$0.46 LBP41,008	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.41 LBP36,576	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.57	$0.46 LBP41,723	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.48	$0.33 LBP29,563	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.82	$0.45 LBP40,365	-11.7%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Poland	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.31	$3.44 LBP308,786	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN116.93	$72.50 LBP6,513,762	+121.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN119,955.63	$28,750.00 LBP2,583,043,750	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN31.81	$16.00 LBP1,437,520	+80.0%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Poland	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN58.41	$37.92 LBP3,407,199	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,362.35	$571.15 LBP51,315,317	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,935.24	$277.78 LBP24,956,944	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN782.09	$139.38 LBP12,522,182	-36.2%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Poland	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,332.04	$248.75 LBP22,348,944	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN26,901.19	$4,093.75 LBP367,802,969	-45.5%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.50	$4.00 LBP359,380	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.39	$2.89 LBP259,859	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.73	$2.52 LBP226,859	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN132.43	$42.92 LBP3,855,848	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.46	$8.25 LBP741,221	+11.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Poland	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN314.03	$53.44 LBP4,801,092	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN135.42	$50.00 LBP4,492,250	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN318.33	$101.94 LBP9,159,199	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN353.57	$88.93 LBP7,989,788	-10.0%
Average			-0.6%

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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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