Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 23.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 91.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$7.00 LBP627,239	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$7.64 LBP684,497	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$1.59 LBP142,409	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$1.13 LBP101,254	+46.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$0.62 LBP55,813	-74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$4.15 LBP372,237	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$5.55 LBP497,702	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$2.17 LBP193,998	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$3.28 LBP293,792	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$0.57 LBP51,313	-53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.40 LBP36,067	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$0.31 LBP27,880	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.44 LBP39,865	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.32 LBP28,383	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.39 LBP35,230	-52.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$3.49 LBP312,782	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+319.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	+41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+266.9%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 91.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+431.8%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-63.7%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$3.00 LBP268,817	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$1.90 LBP170,251	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$2.00 LBP179,211	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$6.75 LBP604,838	+36.0%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+1.0%
Average			+10.9%

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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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