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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 16.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 15.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 0.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$3.58 F CFA1,986	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$11.18 F CFA6,205	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.84 F CFA469	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.84 F CFA467	+10.3%
Average			-12.8%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$0.52 F CFA290	-13.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$11.63 F CFA6,454	+194.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$9.04 F CFA5,020	+62.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$2.26 F CFA1,254	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$3.96 F CFA2,199	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$1.82 F CFA1,008	+165.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.52 F CFA286	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$1.02 F CFA565	+149.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$0.92 F CFA510	+97.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.76 F CFA422	+130.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.79 F CFA439	+76.1%
Average			+80.5%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$5.92 F CFA3,289	+72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$49.19 F CFA27,304	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$30,855.61 F CFA17M	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$16.10 F CFA8,936	+0.6%
Average			+12.0%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$43.08 F CFA23,912	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$593.76 F CFA330K	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$371.16 F CFA206K	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$154.37 F CFA85,687	+10.8%
Average			+15.5%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$295.14 F CFA164K	+18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	-19.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$1.07 F CFA596	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$2.01 F CFA1,117	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$1.79 F CFA993	-29.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$80.64 F CFA44,763	+87.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$8.94 F CFA4,964	+8.4%
Average			-7.3%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$83.47 F CFA46,334	+56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$47.70 F CFA26,477	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$89.44 F CFA49,644	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$141.31 F CFA78,437	+58.9%
Average			+24.6%

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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