Cost of living comparison

 Gambia
compared to
 Lebanon
Lebanon vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 5.8 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% more in Lebanon
Groceries
pay 0.1% less in Lebanon
Transportation
pay 6.0 times more in Lebanon
Housing
pay 4.3 times more in Lebanon
Childcare
pay 25.9 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing
pay 8.0% more in Lebanon

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Gambia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.96
GMD357.41
$7.00
LBP627,239
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.29
GMD453.15
$7.64
LBP684,497
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.66
GMD119.77
$1.59
LBP142,409

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
GMD46.99
$0.62
LBP55,813
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
GMD226.57
$4.15
LBP372,237
Milk (1 gallon) $5.21
GMD374.84
$5.55
LBP497,702

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pay 6.0 times more for transportation

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
GMD288.86
$3.49
LBP312,782
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD471.60
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,727.27
GMD196,363.63
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.62
GMD3,356.64
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,384.32
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.91
GMD3,809.79
$254.69
LBP22,821,421

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pay 25.9 times more for childcare

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.99
GMD503.50
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $139.86
GMD10,069.93
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
GMD239.02
$3.00
LBP268,817
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
GMD149.95
$1.90
LBP170,251
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.71
GMD123.36
$2.00
LBP179,211

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

 
Gambia
Lebanon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.00
GMD4,032.00
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.34
GMD3,192.48
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.43
GMD7,158.96
$93.23
LBP8,353,854

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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 2025
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