Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 73.3% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
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