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Cost of living and expenses in Lebanon
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Lebanon?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Lebanon, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Lebanon
(The last update: today)
Currency in Lebanon Lebanese pound (LBP). For 10 US dollars you can get 892 thousand Lebanese pounds. For 100 US dollars you can get 8.92 million Lebanese pounds. And the other way around: For 100 Lebanese pounds you can get 0.00112 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Lebanon
What are the different prices in the cities in Lebanon? Look here: Prices in cities in Lebanon
Prices: Beirut Tripoli Sidon Baalbek Salima Metn Tyre (Sour) Fanar Jal el Dib Zahlah
fees
$217 ($125 - $400)
5.5% more than in United States
internet
$48 ($25 - $100)
32% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$65 ($20 - $140)
24% more than in United States
average earnings
$428
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$650 ($300 - $1.6K)
63% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$643 ($350 - $1.5K)
73% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Lebanon:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.5 (LBP 134K)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $68 (LBP 6.03M)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.94 (LBP 83.4K)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $25K (LBP 2.23B)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $650 (LBP 58M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $326 (LBP 29.1M)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.41K (LBP 126M)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $643 (LBP 57.3M)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $217 (LBP 19.4M)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $48 (LBP 4.28M)
- numb_34 $43 (LBP 3.8M)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $65 (LBP 5.79M)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $59 (LBP 5.28M)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $109 (LBP 9.75M)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $103 (LBP 9.17M)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $20.8K (LBP 1.85B)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $280 (LBP 24.9M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.21K (LBP 286M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $3.73K (LBP 332M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.33K (LBP 119M)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $428 (LBP 38.2M)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 10%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $6 (LBP 535K)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.1 (LBP 98.1K)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $20 (LBP 1.78M)
Price changes in previous years in Lebanon
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $4.25K(LBP 379M), 2012: $4.77K(LBP 426M), 2013: $5.13K(LBP 457M), 2014: $5.4K(LBP 482M), 2015: $4.4K(LBP 392M), 2016: $4.01K(LBP 357M), 2017: $5.05K(LBP 451M), and 2018: $4.28K(LBP 382M)
Have earnings increased in Lebanon?
See the average salary in previous years in 2011: $800(LBP 71.3M), 2012: $942(LBP 84M), 2013: $970(LBP 86.5M), 2014: $1.2K(LBP 107M), 2015: $1.11K(LBP 98.9M), 2016: $1.01K(LBP 90.5M), 2017: $1.1K(LBP 97.7M), and 2018: $1.05K(LBP 93.3M)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2011: $115(LBP 10.3M), 2012: $176(LBP 15.7M), 2013: $163(LBP 14.6M), 2014: $139(LBP 12.4M), 2015: $134(LBP 11.9M), 2016: $132(LBP 11.8M), 2017: $127(LBP 11.4M), and 2018: $139(LBP 12.4M)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2011: $53(LBP 4.68M), 2012: $57(LBP 5.08M), 2013: $58(LBP 5.19M), 2014: $61(LBP 5.47M), 2015: $56(LBP 4.96M), 2016: $58(LBP 5.16M), 2017: $48(LBP 4.29M), and 2018: $45(LBP 4.01M)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Lebanon in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $80(LBP 7.13M), 2012: $85(LBP 7.59M), 2013: $74(LBP 6.56M), 2014: $81(LBP 7.19M), 2015: $81(LBP 7.2M), 2016: $80(LBP 7.11M), 2017: $91(LBP 8.08M), and 2018: $71(LBP 6.29M)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
renting a large apartment outside the center
$643 ($350 - $1.5K)
73% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$428
91% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1.6 ($1 - $2.5)
65% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$7 ($6 - $8)
35% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$3 ($1.5 - $5)
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1.2 ($0.6 - $3.8)
28% is less expensive than in United States