Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 92.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 45.3% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,582	$7.00 LBP627,239	+253.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫121,396	$7.64 LBP684,497	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,330	$1.59 LBP142,409	+258.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,576	$1.13 LBP101,254	+339.5%
Average			+228.2%

Hanoi vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,296	$0.62 LBP55,813	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,933	$4.15 LBP372,237	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫135,536	$5.55 LBP497,702	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,557	$2.17 LBP193,998	+36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,759	$3.28 LBP293,792	+105.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,991	$0.57 LBP51,313	-66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,825	$0.40 LBP36,067	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,520	$0.31 LBP27,880	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,451	$0.44 LBP39,865	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,648	$0.32 LBP28,383	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,766	$0.39 LBP35,230	-27.0%
Average			-10.4%

Hanoi vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,688	$3.49 LBP312,782	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫202,327	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+848.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,011,636,578	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫137,583	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+137.0%
Average			+238.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫230,280	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+254.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,661,449	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,120,401	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	+6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,490,490	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+176.6%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,238,426	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫313,573,618	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-75.1%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,291	$3.00 LBP268,817	+203.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,885	$1.90 LBP170,251	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,407	$2.00 LBP179,211	+44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫672,819	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫106,222	$6.75 LBP604,838	+62.5%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫939,164	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫674,424	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+119.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,376,748	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,210,037	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+7.5%
Average			+45.3%

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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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