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Lebanon vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 40.8% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Russia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$7.66 LBP684,169	-20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$8.00 LBP714,522	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$1.63 LBP145,385	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.76 LBP68,103	+48.7%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$0.60 LBP53,699	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$3.95 LBP352,609	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$5.56 LBP496,610	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$2.33 LBP208,328	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$3.54 LBP316,225	+60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$0.68 LBP61,124	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.46 LBP40,766	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.41 LBP36,360	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.46 LBP41,477	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.33 LBP29,389	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.45 LBP40,127	+48.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Russia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$3.44 LBP306,966	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+233.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+223.6%
Average			+119.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Russia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+401.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+68.4%
Average			+123.3%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Russia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-47.4%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$4.00 LBP357,261	+135.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$2.89 LBP258,327	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$2.52 LBP225,521	-5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$8.25 LBP736,851	+61.0%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Russia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-8.6%
Average			-2.4%

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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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