Cost of living comparison

 Lebanon
compared to
Jordan vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 5.3% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.1% less in Jordan
Groceries
pay 7.7% more in Jordan
Transportation
pay 7.3% less in Jordan
Housing
pay 29.3% less in Jordan
Childcare
pay 1.4% more in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.1% more in Jordan
Clothing
pay 22.7% less in Jordan

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

Jordan vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.1% less for restaurants

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.00
LBP627,070
$5.22
JOD3.700
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP684,312
$6.63
JOD4.700
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP142,370
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
LBP55,798
$0.51
JOD0.360
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
LBP372,136
$3.30
JOD2.340
Milk (1 gallon) $5.55
LBP497,568
$5.28
JOD3.750

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP312,698
$5.41
JOD3.840
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,718,603
$31.82
JOD22.560
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
$25,243.27
JOD17,894.950

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pay 29.3% less for housing

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
$32.16
JOD22.800
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $494.12
LBP44,263,739
$278.15
JOD197.180
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $254.69
LBP22,815,257
$203.84
JOD144.510

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pay 1.4% more for childcare

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $209.17
LBP18,737,438
$139.70
JOD99.040
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
$4,155.50
JOD2,945.840

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pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,744
$5.64
JOD4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
LBP170,205
$2.58
JOD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP179,163
$3.47
JOD2.460

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

 
Lebanon
Jordan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
$44.98
JOD31.890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
$39.03
JOD27.670
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
$81.72
JOD57.930

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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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