Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 7.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mali, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
Mali
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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