Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 9.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 40.3% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$7.00 LBP625,768	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$7.64 LBP682,891	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.59 LBP142,075	+115.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$1.13 LBP101,017	+359.1%
Average			+120.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.62 LBP55,683	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	$4.15 LBP371,363	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$5.55 LBP496,535	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$2.17 LBP193,543	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$3.28 LBP293,103	+1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$0.57 LBP51,193	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$0.40 LBP35,982	-47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.31 LBP27,815	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.44 LBP39,772	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.32 LBP28,317	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.39 LBP35,148	-37.9%
Average			-30.4%

Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$3.49 LBP312,049	+51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	+68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	-29.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	+89.3%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 40.3% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	-31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	-49.6%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$3.00 LBP268,186	+76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$1.90 LBP169,851	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$2.00 LBP178,791	-72.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	-60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$6.75 LBP603,419	-59.4%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	+17.7%
Average			+12.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon - 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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