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Lebanon vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 2.5 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 26.8% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$7.66 LBP684,169	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.00 LBP714,522	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.63 LBP145,385	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.76 LBP68,103	-69.0%
Average			-35.6%

Tonga vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Tonga	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$0.60 LBP53,699	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$3.95 LBP352,609	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.56 LBP496,610	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.33 LBP208,328	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.54 LBP316,225	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.68 LBP61,124	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.46 LBP40,766	-63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.41 LBP36,360	-69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.46 LBP41,477	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.33 LBP29,389	-77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.45 LBP40,127	-62.3%
Average			-42.9%

Tonga vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Tonga	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.44 LBP306,966	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+394.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-14.4%
Average			+104.3%

Tonga vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.8% less for housing

	Tonga	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$277.78 LBP24,809,806
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	-2.5%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+1542.8%
Average			+800.2%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$4.00 LBP357,261	+20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.89 LBP258,327	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$2.52 LBP225,521	-75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$8.25 LBP736,851	-80.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+267.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+183.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+390.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+205.9%
Average			+261.9%

Tonga vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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