Lebanon vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2053
🏠 One person rent
$497
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$1077
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$450
$757
💸 GDP per capita
$3824
$3368
😃 Human freedom index
5.74
4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
18
🌐 English speaking %
40%
20%
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
46
39
🏙️ Population
6.1M
5.23M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1062) is 23% more expensive than in the Palestine ($862). Lebanon ranked 78th vs 110th for the Palestine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lebanon compared to 0.9 months in the Palestine. Ranked 89th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Lebanon and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 8 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.

Lebanon Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.18
$7.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$4.26
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
14.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2963
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1241
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4128
$2479

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1165
2.42M
Tripoli
$708
244K
Sidon
$767
164K
Tyre
$545
160K
Jounieh
$948
102K
Zahle
$857
100K

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1775
220K
Gaza
$609
590K
Hebron
$721
215K
Nablus
$730
157K
Ramallah
$952
39K
Qalqilya
$705
41.7K
Bethlehem
$934
36K
Dura
$847
28.3K