Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 25.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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