Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 2.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$7.22 UAH299.30	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$6.02 UAH249.42	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$0.62 UAH25.70	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$0.40 UAH16.73	-64.3%
Average			-35.8%

Lebanon vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$0.76 UAH31.37	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$4.34 UAH179.78	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$4.03 UAH166.82	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$1.57 UAH64.99	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$1.92 UAH79.69	-41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.34 UAH13.97	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.70 UAH29.10	+74.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.72 UAH29.64	+129.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$0.91 UAH37.52	+103.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.29 UAH11.96	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.31 UAH12.81	-21.4%
Average			+15.1%

Lebanon vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$5.14 UAH213.15	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$9.39 UAH389.09	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$30,545.46 UAH1,265,538.01	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$4.48 UAH185.57	-64.9%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$5.76 UAH238.53	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$582.58 UAH24,136.94	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$351.09 UAH14,545.94	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$74.50 UAH3,086.50	-53.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$373.81 UAH15,487.56	+78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$7,372.61 UAH305,456.68	+141.3%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$1.20 UAH49.88	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$1.45 UAH60.22	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$2.38 UAH98.77	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$25.96 UAH1,075.68	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$4.82 UAH199.53	-28.7%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$66.82 UAH2,768.34	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$37.62 UAH1,558.81	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$91.04 UAH3,771.94	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$90.26 UAH3,739.52	-2.8%
Average			-5.5%

Lebanon vs. Kiev - 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: March 2025

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