Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 97.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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