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Lebanon vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 5.3% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 67.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$7.66 LBP684,169	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$8.00 LBP714,522	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$1.63 LBP145,385	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$0.76 LBP68,103	-58.4%
Average			-36.0%

Seychelles vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$0.60 LBP53,699	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$3.95 LBP352,609	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$5.56 LBP496,610	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$2.33 LBP208,328	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$3.54 LBP316,225	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$0.68 LBP61,124	-25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$0.46 LBP40,766	-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$0.41 LBP36,360	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$0.46 LBP41,477	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.33 LBP29,389	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$0.45 LBP40,127	-20.0%
Average			-42.4%

Seychelles vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$3.44 LBP306,966	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+203.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-44.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+68.4%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-50.7%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$4.00 LBP357,261	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$2.89 LBP258,327	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$2.52 LBP225,521	-88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$8.25 LBP736,851	+28.8%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 67.9% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+168.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+26.5%
Average			+67.9%

Seychelles 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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