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Lebanon vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 18.7% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 23.3% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Lebanon

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Lebanon are more expensive than in South Africa.

Lebanon vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$7.66 LBP684,169	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$8.00 LBP714,522	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$1.63 LBP145,385	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$0.76 LBP68,103	-5.1%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	South Africa	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$0.60 LBP53,699	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$3.95 LBP352,609	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$5.56 LBP496,610	+27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$2.33 LBP208,328
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$3.54 LBP316,225	+65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$0.68 LBP61,124	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$0.46 LBP40,766	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$0.41 LBP36,360	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$0.46 LBP41,477	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.33 LBP29,389	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.45 LBP40,127	-25.1%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	South Africa	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$3.44 LBP306,966	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+71.3%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	South Africa	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+58.2%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 23.3% more for childcare

	South Africa	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+3.3%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$4.00 LBP357,261	+83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$2.89 LBP258,327	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$2.52 LBP225,521	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$8.25 LBP736,851	+20.5%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	South Africa	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+8.7%
Average			+18.7%

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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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