Cost of living comparison

Sydney, Australia

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 48.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 54.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 48.3% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$25.68	$7.00 LBP626,850	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.41	$7.64 LBP684,072	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$3.89	$1.59 LBP142,321	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 A$3.19	$1.13 LBP101,192	-44.7%
Average			-40.3%

Sydney vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

	Sydney	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 A$4.36	$0.62 LBP55,779	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 A$8.81	$4.15 LBP372,006	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 A$10.29	$5.55 LBP497,393	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 A$6.77	$2.17 LBP193,878	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 A$6.10	$3.28 LBP293,609	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 A$2.29	$0.57 LBP51,281	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.00	$0.40 LBP36,045	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 A$2.14	$0.31 LBP27,863	-77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 A$3.02	$0.44 LBP39,841	-77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.72	$0.32 LBP28,366	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 A$1.60	$0.39 LBP35,209	-61.6%
Average			-54.9%

Sydney vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Sydney	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 A$7.72	$3.49 LBP312,588	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.27 A$223.26	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,622.70	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,687,500	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.14 A$48.53	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	-59.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 48.3% less for housing

	Sydney	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.22 A$81.38	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,177.38 A$3,393.14	$494.12 LBP44,248,235	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.01 A$2,273.66	$254.69 LBP22,807,266	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.64 A$237.87	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	+5.6%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Sydney	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,995.92 A$3,110.36	$209.17 LBP18,730,875	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,906.19 A$27,904.31	$3,055.56 LBP273,625,000	-82.9%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.59 A$10.27	$3.00 LBP268,650	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.41	$1.90 LBP170,145	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$51.35	$2.00 LBP179,100	-93.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.52 A$92.76	$39.42 LBP3,529,762	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 A$24.65	$6.75 LBP604,462	-57.3%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Sydney	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.12 A$115.51	$56.56 LBP5,065,172	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.36 A$83.15	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.20 A$168.62	$93.23 LBP8,348,672	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.17 A$202.85	$92.86 LBP8,315,357	-28.7%
Average			-14.4%

Sydney 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: May 2025

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