Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
|
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