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Lebanon vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 72.4% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 90.3% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 12.1% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Zambia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.35 ZMW141.40	$7.66 LBP686K	+4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 ZMW71.49	$8.00 LBP716K	+115.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ZMW9.43	$1.63 LBP146K	+232.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ZMW4.99	$0.76 LBP68,282	+193.9%
Average			+136.3%

Zambia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Zambia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW14.76	$0.60 LBP53,840	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW72.35	$3.95 LBP354K	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 ZMW94.06	$5.56 LBP498K	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 ZMW29.49	$2.33 LBP209K	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW34.31	$3.54 LBP317K	+98.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ZMW17.24	$0.68 LBP61,284	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW14.01	$0.46 LBP40,873	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW23.52	$0.41 LBP36,456	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW9.61	$0.46 LBP41,586	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW17.04	$0.33 LBP29,466	-62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW12.87	$0.45 LBP40,232	-32.9%
Average			-7.6%

Zambia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.3% more for transportation

	Zambia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW88.01	$3.44 LBP308K	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW740.77	$72.50 LBP6M	+88.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW154K	$28,750.00 LBP3B	+259.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.53 ZMW221.80	$16.00 LBP1M	+38.7%
Average			+90.3%

Zambia vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Zambia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,276.46	$37.92 LBP3M	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$176.52 ZMW3,394.83	$571.15 LBP51M	+223.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$115.74 ZMW2,225.80	$277.78 LBP25M	+140.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,013.59	$139.38 LBP12M	+164.5%
Average			+115.0%

Zambia vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

	Zambia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW3,399.98	$248.75 LBP22M	+40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW225K	$4,093.75 LBP367M	-64.9%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW18.78	$4.00 LBP358K	+309.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW39.37	$2.89 LBP259K	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW70.67	$2.52 LBP226K	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW970.60	$42.92 LBP4M	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW80.48	$8.25 LBP739K	+97.2%
Average			+80.4%

Zambia vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW364.01	$53.44 LBP5M	+182.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW326.75	$50.00 LBP4M	+194.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,621.79	$101.94 LBP9M	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,406.30	$88.93 LBP8M	+21.6%
Average			+104.8%

Zambia 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: March 2026

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