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Lebanon vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 81.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 97.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 55.1% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$7.00 LBP625,840	+292.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$7.64 LBP682,970	+136.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$1.59 LBP142,091	+152.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$1.13 LBP101,028	+173.5%
Average			+188.6%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.62 LBP55,689	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$4.15 LBP371,406	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$5.55 LBP496,592	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.17 LBP193,565	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$3.28 LBP293,136	+132.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.57 LBP51,198	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.40 LBP35,986	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.31 LBP27,818	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.44 LBP39,777	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.32 LBP28,320	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.39 LBP35,152	-57.4%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$3.49 LBP312,085	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$75.00 LBP6,705,430	+519.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,900,328	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$12.75 LBP1,139,923	+228.2%
Average			+192.2%

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pay 97.2% more for housing

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$31.88 LBP2,849,808	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$494.12 LBP44,176,947	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$254.69 LBP22,770,521	+55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$161.18 LBP14,410,684	+237.3%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$209.17 LBP18,700,698	+86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$3,055.56 LBP273,184,165	-49.6%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$3.00 LBP268,217	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.90 LBP169,871	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$2.00 LBP178,811	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$39.42 LBP3,524,076	+47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$6.75 LBP603,489	+113.8%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 55.1% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$56.56 LBP5,057,011	+34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$57.86 LBP5,172,760	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$93.23 LBP8,335,221	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$92.86 LBP8,301,960	+42.6%
Average			+55.1%

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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: January 2025

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