Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
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