Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Lebanon

Name: Lebanon
Address: LB

For one person, living is cheaper in Lebanon: $1,548 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $30,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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Cost of Living Index in London
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London Living Index
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Cost of Living Index in Lebanon
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Lebanon Living Index

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,048

/mo nomad

🇱🇧 Lebanon

$1,548

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: London is 53.2% more expensive than Lebanon without rent, and 161.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: London is 56.9% more expensive than Lebanon without rent, and 131% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.36 £19.59

$15.23 LBP 1.4M

73.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 £80.7

$54.3 LBP 4.9M

100.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.71 £7.96

$10.07 LBP 900.8K

6.36%

Cappuccino

$5.59 £4.15

$4.27 LBP 382.5K

30.91%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 £2.23

$2.13 LBP 190.8K

40.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 £1.65

$0.84 LBP 75.2K

164.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.65 £7.17

$5.10 LBP 456.5K

89.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 £6.14

$4.64 LBP 415.0K

78.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.97 £1.46

$1.88 LBP 168.2K

4.79%

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 £1.55

$0.84 LBP 75.6K

148.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.59 £1.93

$2.05 LBP 183.9K

26.34%

Eggs

$5.37 £3.99

$3.55 LBP 317.4K

51.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.12 £9.75

$10.60 LBP 948.7K

23.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.03 £8.20

$9.56 LBP 855.6K

15.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.73 £13.17

$13.24 LBP 1.2M

33.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 £2.36

$2.69 LBP 240.4K

17.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 £1.03

$1.77 LBP 158.5K

-22.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.82 £2.10

$1.58 LBP 141.3K

78.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.36 £2.50

$1.32 LBP 118.2K

154.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 £1.26

$1.22 LBP 109.1K

39.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.78 £1.32

$1.40 LBP 125.3K

27.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.49 £1.11

$1.00 LBP 89.7K

49.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 £1.35

$0.75 LBP 66.8K

142.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$23.85 £17.72

$2.96 LBP 264.7K

705.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.44 £9.98

$9.82 LBP 878.7K

36.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.11 £2.31

$1.31 LBP 117.0K

137.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.49 £3.34

$2.40 LBP 215.1K

87.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.13 £3.07

$1.58 LBP 141.1K

161.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$266 £198

$73.3 LBP 6.6M

262.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.98 £4.44

$4.89 LBP 438.0K

22.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.39 £2.52

$2.05 LBP 183.2K

65.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.6 £42.03

$22.12 LBP 2.0M

155.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.21 £1.64

$1.02 LBP 91.7K

116.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.3K £28.4K

$44.8K LBP 4.0B

-14.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$41.0K £30.5K

$31.7K LBP 2.8B

29.34%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$372 £277

$193 LBP 17.2M

93.29%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.66 £13.87

$22.37 LBP 2.0M

-16.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.53 £30.12

$35.40 LBP 3.2M

14.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.0 £41.63

$77.7 LBP 7.0M

-27.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.10 £12.71

$29.03 LBP 2.6M

-41.10%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 £13.34

$9.83 LBP 879.5K

82.60%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,946 £2,189

$580 LBP 51.9M

407.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$47.6K £35.4K

$11.8K LBP 1.1B

302.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 £86.4

$74.2 LBP 6.6M

56.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.9 £42.28

$49.72 LBP 4.4M

14.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$128 £95.1

$137 LBP 12.3M

-6.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 £114

$113 LBP 10.2M

35.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,935 £2,182

$798 LBP 71.4M

267.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,258 £1,678

$431 LBP 38.6M

424.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$5,250 £3,901

$1,864 LBP 166.8M

181.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,859 £2,868

$919 LBP 82.2M

320.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$17.2K £12.8K

$3,664 LBP 327.9M

369.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,278 £6,152

$1,628 LBP 145.7M

408.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$5,621 £4,177

$687 LBP 61.5M

717.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.78

10.88

-56.07%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Lebanon: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

London

$2.3K 55.8%

Lebanon

$431 27.8% 80.9% $1.8K

Monthly Utilities & Internet

London

$432 10.7%

Lebanon

$250 16.2% 42% $181

Eating Out

London

$396 9.8%

Lebanon

$250 16.1% 36.8% $146

Groceries & Markets

London

$360 8.9%

Lebanon

$256 16.6% 28.8% $104

Getting Around

London

$305 7.6%

Lebanon

$95 6.1% 69% $211

Clothing & Footwear

London

$205 5.1%

Lebanon

$169 10.9% 17.6% $36

Sport & Entertainment

London

$92 2.3%

Lebanon

$97 6.3% 5.9% $5.4

Good to know

🇬🇧 London

🇱🇧 Lebanon

🕒 Local time

00:34 12:34 AM

02:34 2:34 AM

2 h ahead of London

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

8,908,083 Capital

6,100,075

💱 Currency

British Pound GBP £

Lebanese Pound LBP ل.ل

📈 Exchange rate

1 GBP = 1.35 USD

1 GBP = 1.2 EUR

1,000,000 LBP = 11.17 USD

1,000,000 LBP = 9.95 EUR

Exchange rates and currency converter

LBP, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇬🇧 British Pound (£)

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.834 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Lebanese Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 89,500 LBP (100,000 LBP = 1.12 USD). 1 EUR = 100,472 LBP (1,000,000 LBP = 9.95 EUR).

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