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Lebanon vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 28.4% cheaper than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.91 UYU749.83	$7.66 LBP684,169	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.15 UYU442.15	$8.00 LBP714,522	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 UYU82.04	$1.63 LBP145,385	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 UYU59.67	$0.76 LBP68,103	-49.3%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 UYU98.92	$0.60 LBP53,699	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 UYU282.69	$3.95 LBP352,609	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 UYU175.06	$5.56 LBP496,610	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13 UYU163.75	$2.33 LBP208,328	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 UYU189.06	$3.54 LBP316,225	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 UYU47.94	$0.68 LBP61,124	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 UYU42.91	$0.46 LBP40,766	-57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 UYU24.23	$0.41 LBP36,360	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 UYU63.04	$0.46 LBP41,477	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UYU35.63	$0.33 LBP29,389	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.31	$0.45 LBP40,127	-52.3%
Average			-44.1%

Uruguay vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.29 UYU289.17	$3.44 LBP306,966	-52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.33 UYU845.39	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	-25.0%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+28.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-51.0%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.70 UYU146.55	$4.00 LBP357,261	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 UYU163.70	$2.89 LBP258,327	-30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.51 UYU218.61	$2.52 LBP225,521	-54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.86 UYU390.86	$8.25 LBP736,851	-16.3%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Uruguay	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-28.0%
Average			-21.3%

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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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