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Lebanon vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 38.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$7.66 LBP686K	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$8.00 LBP716K	+45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$1.63 LBP146K	+172.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.76 LBP68,285	+83.2%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.60 LBP53,843	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$3.95 LBP354K	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$5.56 LBP498K	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.33 LBP209K	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$3.54 LBP317K	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$0.68 LBP61,287	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.46 LBP40,875	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.41 LBP36,457	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.46 LBP41,588	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.33 LBP29,467	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.45 LBP40,234	-43.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$3.44 LBP308K	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$72.50 LBP6M	+70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$16.00 LBP1M	-20.0%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$37.92 LBP3M	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$571.15 LBP51M	+89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$277.78 LBP25M	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$139.38 LBP12M	+135.7%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$248.75 LBP22M	+7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2M	$4,093.75 LBP367M	-36.1%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$4.00 LBP358K	+146.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$2.89 LBP259K	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$2.52 LBP226K	+87.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$42.92 LBP4M	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$8.25 LBP739K	-26.7%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$53.44 LBP5M	+158.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$50.00 LBP4M	+201.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$101.94 LBP9M	+108.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$88.93 LBP8M	+52.9%
Average			+130.3%

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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: March 2026

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