Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 74.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
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