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 CFA2,054
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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