Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 16.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$7.00 LBP627,239	+140.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$7.64 LBP684,497	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$1.59 LBP142,409	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$1.13 LBP101,254	+287.3%
Average			+154.2%

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$0.62 LBP55,813	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$4.15 LBP372,237	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$5.55 LBP497,702	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$2.17 LBP193,998	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$3.28 LBP293,792	+149.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$0.57 LBP51,313	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.40 LBP36,067	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.31 LBP27,880	-69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.44 LBP39,865	-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.32 LBP28,383	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.39 LBP35,230	-36.8%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$3.49 LBP312,782	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+23.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+139.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-76.8%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$3.00 LBP268,817	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$1.90 LBP170,251	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$2.00 LBP179,211	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$6.75 LBP604,838	-7.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+0.8%
Average			+16.3%

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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: April 2025

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