Lebanon vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1315
$1456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$571
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$1343
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$921
💸 GDP per capita
$3478
$19161
😃 Human freedom index
5.91
7.92
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
33
🌐 English speaking %
40%
14%
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
5.81M
4.52M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1315) is 10% less expensive than in Panama ($1456). Lebanon ranked 55th vs 41st 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 0.2 months in Lebanon compared to 0.6 months in Panama. Ranked 105th and 67th 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
$10.3
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.89
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.88
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.05%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$1699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$9.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7884
$10794

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1441
2.42M
Tripoli
$841
229K
Sidon
$927
164K
Tyre
$700
160K
Jounieh
$1204
102K
Zahle
$1093
100K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1590
1.54M
Colon
$1185
242K
Tocumen
$1373
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
110K
La Chorrera
$982
68.9K
David
$909
82.9K
Pacora
$1361
52.5K
Penonome
$1147
21.7K
Balboa
$1396
10K
Chitre
$1144
9.02K