Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 4.6 times more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 88.8% more in Geneva
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 14.2 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 71.2% more in Geneva

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

Geneva vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,867	$30.79 CHF25.13	+339.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$17.11 CHF13.96	+124.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$5.01 CHF4.09	+215.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$4.72 CHF3.85	+317.4%
Average			+249.2%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,691	$3.83 CHF3.13	+515.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,422	$12.83 CHF10.47	+208.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,613	$7.41 CHF6.04	+33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,573	$7.61 CHF6.21	+251.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,149	$13.02 CHF10.63	+297.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,201	$1.64 CHF1.34	+185.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,988	$1.16 CHF0.94	+187.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,819	$1.38 CHF1.12	+342.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,778	$2.81 CHF2.30	+532.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,321	$1.16 CHF0.95	+267.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,153	$1.07 CHF0.87	+172.7%
Average			+272.2%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.8% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,098	$8.06 CHF6.57	+130.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$79.84 CHF65.14	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,347,001,233	$37,408.50 CHF30,524.29	+42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$35.13 CHF28.66	+175.5%
Average			+88.8%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$59.62 CHF48.65	+87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,178,847	$2,191.80 CHF1,788.45	+343.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,771,500	$1,942.94 CHF1,585.38	+662.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$174.59 CHF142.46	+8.3%
Average			+275.4%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of housing

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pay 14.2 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,701,502	$3,761.19 CHF3,069.03	+1698.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,195,911	$31,979.71 CHF26,094.55	+946.6%
Average			+1322.4%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$9.12 CHF7.44	+204.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,878	$5.45 CHF4.45	+187.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$10.26 CHF8.38	+413.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,524,227	$76.48 CHF62.41	+94.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,515	$22.81 CHF18.61	+237.9%
Average			+227.2%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.2% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,057,229	$122.16 CHF99.68	+116.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$62.27 CHF50.81	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,335,580	$141.42 CHF115.40	+51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,302,317	$194.56 CHF158.76	+109.5%
Average			+71.2%

Lebanon vs. Geneva - 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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