Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Pakistan

Pakistan vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 55.7% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 44.2% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 70.2% less in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Pakistan

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$1.63 PKR457.70	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$3.70 PKR1,037.36	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.30 PKR83.58	-81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.20 PKR57.13	-82.0%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$0.54 PKR152.58	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$2.48 PKR693.75	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$2.74 PKR767.69	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$1.15 PKR323.38	-46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$1.24 PKR346.65	-62.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$0.47 PKR130.51	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$0.28 PKR78.40	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$0.32 PKR89.94	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$0.23 PKR64.27	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.17 PKR46.90	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.22 PKR61.78	-43.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 44.2% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$3.71 PKR1,039.67	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$6.71 PKR1,880.98	-91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$18,760.96 PKR5,257,330.98	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$4.64 PKR1,300.19	-63.6%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 70.2% less for housing

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$13.82 PKR3,873.08	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$88.73 PKR24,864.77	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$52.29 PKR14,652.91	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$60.51 PKR16,955.30	-62.5%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$34.35 PKR9,626.09	-83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$1,271.23 PKR356,232.58	-58.4%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.82 PKR511.25	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$1.50 PKR419.13	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$1.89 PKR529.81	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$12.72 PKR3,564.02	-67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$3.87 PKR1,084.70	-42.7%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$14.19 PKR3,975.47	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$21.90 PKR6,135.84	-62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$61.34 PKR17,190.40	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$28.94 PKR8,109.50	-68.8%
Average			-60.0%

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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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