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Lebanon vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 74.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 82.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,009	$7.66 LBP684,869	+122.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,019	$8.00 LBP715,254	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,247	$1.63 LBP145,534	+89.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF832	$0.76 LBP68,173	+33.2%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,520	$0.60 LBP53,754	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,279	$3.95 LBP352,970	+75.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,840	$5.56 LBP497,118	+110.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,404	$2.33 LBP208,541	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,045	$3.54 LBP316,549	+69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,676	$0.68 LBP61,186	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF536	$0.46 LBP40,808	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,020	$0.41 LBP36,397	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$0.46 LBP41,520	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.33 LBP29,419	+44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF568	$0.45 LBP40,168	+14.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,426	$3.44 LBP307,280	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,579	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+147.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,039	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	+10.5%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 82.2% more for housing

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,303	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+94.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF836,209	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF468,658	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,099	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+248.6%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,118	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	+49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	-47.8%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,503	$4.00 LBP357,627	+286.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,361	$2.89 LBP258,592	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,505	$2.52 LBP225,752	+46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,641	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	+36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,009	$8.25 LBP737,606	+139.3%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,885	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	+178.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,052	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+159.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,396	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	+343.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,103	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	+134.5%
Average			+203.9%

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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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