Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 96.6% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 70.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
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