Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 31.1% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Tripoli

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,780	$4.00 LBP357,589	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,905	$7.64 LBP682,905
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,078	$1.59 LBP142,078
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,019	$1.13 LBP101,019
Average			-42.9%

Lebanon vs. Tripoli - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,684	$0.33 LBP29,613	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,371	$2.83 LBP253,292	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,544	$4.92 LBP439,927	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,547	$1.61 LBP144,227	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,108	$2.72 LBP243,299	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,194	$0.45 LBP40,550	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,983	$0.25 LBP22,302	-38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.21 LBP18,923	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,773	$0.42 LBP37,847	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.24 LBP21,627	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.35 LBP31,088	-11.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,055	$3.49 LBP312,052
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,674,613	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,435,383	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,813	$12.75 LBP1,139,813
Average			-14.3%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,533	$31.88 LBP2,849,533
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,172,699	$250.00 LBP22,349,282	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,768,331	$150.00 LBP13,409,569	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,298	$161.18 LBP14,409,298
Average			-45.2%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,899	$135.00 LBP12,068,612	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,157,891	$2,000.00 LBP178,794,256	-34.5%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,191	$3.00 LBP268,191
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,855	$1.00 LBP89,397	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,794	$2.00 LBP178,794
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,737	$19.50 LBP1,743,244	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,431	$6.50 LBP581,081	-3.7%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,525	$35.00 LBP3,128,899	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,262	$57.86 LBP5,172,262
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,420	$83.33 LBP7,449,761	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,162	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	-19.2%
Average			-22.6%

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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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