Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 6.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 40.9% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP431.33	$7.00 LBP626,904	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP391.77	$7.64 LBP684,131	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP58.23	$1.59 LBP142,333	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP43.41	$1.13 LBP101,200	+56.0%
Average			+33.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP91.00	$0.62 LBP55,784	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP196.72	$4.15 LBP372,037	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP260.73	$5.55 LBP497,436	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP101.37	$2.17 LBP193,894	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP132.78	$3.28 LBP293,635	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP64.31	$0.57 LBP51,285	-46.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.06	$0.40 LBP36,048	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP58.00	$0.31 LBP27,865	-67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.54	$0.44 LBP39,844	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.30	$0.32 LBP28,368	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP54.00	$0.39 LBP35,212	-56.4%
Average			-15.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP278.14	$3.49 LBP312,615	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,364.18	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	+33.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,566,651.37	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,888,762	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,374.00	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	-44.4%
Average			-8.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.9% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,162.96	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP37,418.62	$494.12 LBP44,252,024	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,319.13	$254.69 LBP22,809,218	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,977.21	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	+224.5%
Average			+40.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,032.79	$209.17 LBP18,732,479	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP267,309.94	$3,055.56 LBP273,648,427	-31.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP156.46	$3.00 LBP268,673	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP121.45	$1.90 LBP170,160	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP254.79	$2.00 LBP179,115	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,841.81	$39.42 LBP3,530,065	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP334.25	$6.75 LBP604,514	+21.0%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,766.49	$56.56 LBP5,065,606	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,793.98	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,845.73	$93.23 LBP8,349,387	+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,287.64	$92.86 LBP8,316,069	+5.3%
Average			+16.8%

Dominican Republic 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: April 2025

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