Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 85.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
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