Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 35.7% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 13.9% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	$7.00 LBP627,239	-18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	$7.64 LBP684,497	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	$1.59 LBP142,409	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	$1.13 LBP101,254	+12.7%
Average			+7.0%

Argentina vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Argentina	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	$0.62 LBP55,813	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	$4.15 LBP372,237	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	$5.55 LBP497,702	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	$2.17 LBP193,998	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	$3.28 LBP293,792	+24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS960.10	$0.57 LBP51,313	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS898.69	$0.40 LBP36,067	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS682.84	$0.31 LBP27,880	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	$0.44 LBP39,865	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS491.55	$0.32 LBP28,383	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS484.24	$0.39 LBP35,230	-13.9%
Average			-19.6%

Argentina vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Argentina	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	$3.49 LBP312,782	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS14,072.12	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+464.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+28.8%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Argentina	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+284.5%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 13.9% more for childcare

	Argentina	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	+20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	+7.5%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	$3.00 LBP268,817	+65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	$1.90 LBP170,251	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	$2.00 LBP179,211	-15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	+108.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	$6.75 LBP604,838	+41.7%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Argentina	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	-7.3%
Average			-16.5%

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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: April 2025

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