Lebanon vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3204
🏠 One person rent
$522
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$519
$894
💸 GDP per capita
$3654
$18686
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
33
🌐 English speaking %
40%
14%
🎓 Higher education
76
47
😀 Quality of life
47
55
🏙️ Population
6.1M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1115) is 16% less expensive than in Panama ($1323). Lebanon ranked 65th vs 44th for Panama in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lebanon compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 87th and 69th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Panama

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$9.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.84
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$748
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1524
$1451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2626
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.85
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4090
$13168

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1479
881K
Colon
$1172
242K
Tocumen
$1310
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
89K
La Chorrera
$957
68.9K
Balboa
$1328
62.9K
David
$890
82.9K
Chitre
$1117
60.5K
Pacora
$1304
52.5K
Penonome
$1116
21.7K