Israel vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4511
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1053
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2872
$519
💸 GDP per capita
$52642
$3654
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
22
🌐 English speaking %
85%
40%
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
82
47
🏙️ Population
9.84M
6.1M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1901) is 70% more expensive than in Lebanon ($1115). Israel ranked 19th vs 65th for Lebanon in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Israel compared to 0.5 months in Lebanon. Ranked 26th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for Israel and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Israel Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.2
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$7.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1857
$1524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1520
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8975
$2626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7055
$1375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9
$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.82
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$925
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12052
$4090

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Cities Comparison in Israel vs Lebanon

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2114
936K
Tel Aviv
$2306
468K
Haifa
$1645
283K
Petah Tikva
$1853
236K
Beersheba
$1471
209K
Rishon LeZion
$2028
250K
Bnei Brak
$2072
194K
Holon
$1834
194K
Ramat Gan
$2232
159K
Netanya
$2138
217K
Ashkelon
$1511
134K
Herzliya
$2145
94K
Beit Shemesh
$1506
119K
Rehovot
$1811
133K
Bat Yam
$1890
129K
Kfar Saba
$1965
101K
Hadera
$1576
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1990
74K
Nazareth
$1732
83.4K
Afula
$1652
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1912
46.7K
Rahat
$1686
64.5K
Lod
$1891
75.7K
Givatayim
$2156
59.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1919
56.3K
Nahariya
$1616
60K
Kiryat Gat
$1757
55K
Acre
$1502
48.9K
Umm al-Fahm
$1756
55.3K

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1255
2.42M
Tripoli
$776
496K
Sidon
$798
164K
Tyre
$573
160K
Jounieh
$1020
102K
Zahle
$912
100K