Cost of living comparison

 Micronesia, Federated States of
compared to
 Lebanon
Lebanon vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 28.2% more expensive than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.7% less in Lebanon
Groceries
pay 20.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Lebanon
Housing
pay 18.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare
pay 79.3% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.0% less in Lebanon
Clothing
pay 34.8% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

pay 30.7% less for restaurants

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.62
 
$7.00
LBP627,200
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.12
 
$7.64
LBP684,454
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.32
 
$1.59
LBP142,400

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.81
 
$0.62
LBP55,810
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.52
 
$4.15
LBP372,213
Milk (1 gallon) $1.59
 
$5.55
LBP497,671

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.84
 
$3.49
LBP312,763
Monthly public transit pass $32.00
 
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,497.00
 
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000

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pay 18.9% less for housing

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$230.17
 
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $883.33
 
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $726.88
 
$254.69
LBP22,820,000

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $142.50
 
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,442.50
 
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.25
 
$3.00
LBP268,800
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.83
 
$1.90
LBP170,240
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.75
 
$2.00
LBP179,200

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Lebanon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.50
 
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.00
 
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.00
 
$93.23
LBP8,353,333

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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: July 2025
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