Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$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) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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 (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
?? |
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