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Lebanon vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 46.1% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 41.5% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 94.5% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 LBP403,025	$7.66 LBP686,052	+70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP716,489	$8.00 LBP716,489
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 LBP134,342	$1.63 LBP145,786	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,290	$0.76 LBP68,290
Average			+39.4%

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pay 41.5% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 LBP40,676	$0.60 LBP53,847	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,757	$3.95 LBP353,580	+39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP440,734	$5.56 LBP497,977	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,492	$2.33 LBP208,901	+44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 LBP250,517	$3.54 LBP317,095	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,624	$0.68 LBP61,292	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,343	$0.46 LBP40,878	+83.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,958	$0.41 LBP36,460	+92.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,916	$0.46 LBP41,592	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,666	$0.33 LBP29,470	+36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,145	$0.45 LBP40,237	+29.2%
Average			+41.5%

Tripoli vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.37 LBP301,631	$3.44 LBP307,811	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.50 LBP6,493,185
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,015,126,407	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.00 LBP1,164,295	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	+23.1%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	$37.92 LBP3,396,435
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.00 LBP26,868,352	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.33 LBP16,419,548	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	+51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	$139.38 LBP12,482,623
Average			+71.0%

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pay 94.5% more for childcare

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,090,758	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	+84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP179,122,347	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	+104.7%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP358,245	$4.00 LBP358,245
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 LBP223,903	$2.89 LBP259,038	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 LBP223,903	$2.52 LBP226,142	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,746,443	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	+120.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP582,148	$8.25 LBP738,880	+26.9%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 LBP4,254,156	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	$50.00 LBP4,478,059
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,463,431	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,717,088	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	+18.6%
Average			+17.8%

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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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