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Lebanon vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 19.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$7.66 LBP684,869	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$8.00 LBP715,254	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.63 LBP145,534	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.76 LBP68,173	+51.3%
Average			+24.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.60 LBP53,754	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$3.95 LBP352,970	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$5.56 LBP497,118	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.33 LBP208,541	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.54 LBP316,549	-3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.68 LBP61,186	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.46 LBP40,808	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.41 LBP36,397	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.46 LBP41,520	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.33 LBP29,419	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.45 LBP40,168	-14.7%
Average			-27.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$3.44 LBP307,280	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$28,750.00 LBP2,570,444,064	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$16.00 LBP1,430,508	+88.2%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$571.15 LBP51,065,009	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$277.78 LBP24,835,208	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+13.6%
Average			-45.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$248.75 LBP22,239,929	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$4,093.75 LBP366,008,883	-49.9%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$4.00 LBP357,627	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$2.89 LBP258,592	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.52 LBP225,752	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$42.92 LBP3,837,040	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$8.25 LBP737,606	-37.4%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$53.44 LBP4,777,673	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$101.94 LBP9,114,521	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$88.93 LBP7,950,815	-16.5%
Average			-16.2%

United Arab Emirates 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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