How much Lebanon dey cost?
Lebanon small but the price dey vary well. Beirut dey cost pass other places for the region, while Bekaa Valley, Tripoli and the mountains gentle for pocket. This guide dey quote price for US dollars, because na so most of the country dey trade now.
Daily budgets
- Backpacker: 35 to 55 USD per day. Hostel dorm, manousheh and falafel meals, shared vans (service taxis), one paid site.
- Midrange: 80 to 150 USD per day. Comfortable hotel or guesthouse, restaurant dinners, private taxi sometimes, one day trip.
- Comfort: 200 USD and above. Boutique Beirut hotels, fine dining for Mar Mikhael, drivers and guided tours.
Sample prices
- Manousheh (zaatar flatbread): 1.50 to 3 USD
- Falafel or shawarma sandwich: 3 to 5 USD
- Sit-down dinner with arak: 20 to 40 USD per person
- Almaza beer for bar: 4 to 7 USD
- Hostel dorm bed: 12 to 20 USD
- Midrange Beirut hotel: 60 to 110 USD
- Service taxi shared ride for Beirut: about 1 to 2 USD
- Private taxi across Beirut: 7 to 12 USD
- Day with hired driver: 80 to 120 USD
- Jeita Grotto entry: around 18 USD
- Byblos crusader castle: about 6 USD
Money and cards
Lebanon dey run mostly on cash, and mostly US dollars. Carry clean bill wey no damage. Lebanese pound still dey circulate for small change, but im rate dey move, so confirm the day rate before you pay with pounds. Cards dey work for bigger Beirut hotels, malls and some restaurants, but assume say small shops, taxis and village spots na cash only. ATMs fit no reliable and dem dey often give small dollar amount, so carry enough cash come and split am for different bags.
How to save money
- Chop where locals dey chop: manousheh for breakfast and shawarma for lunch go keep your food cost under 10 USD per day.
- Use service taxis instead of private ride for short distance.
- Waka between cities with shared van from Cola or Dora hubs for just few dollars.
- Plenty of the best sights dey free: the Corniche, Raouche Rocks, Tripoli old souks, Baatara waterfall viewpoints.
- Visit mountains and Bekaa as day trips from cheaper base instead of to dey stay for costly Beirut.
- Always agree taxi fare before you enter.
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