Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 27.8% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Niger, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
$6.00
LBP537,373
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
$7.00
LBP626,936
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA821
|
$1.51
LBP135,565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA368
|
$0.98
LBP87,572
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
$0.56
LBP49,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
$3.99
LBP356,920
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
$5.67
LBP507,893
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
$1.89
LBP169,227
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
$3.02
LBP270,341
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
$0.53
LBP47,480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA356
|
$0.41
LBP36,704
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA634
|
$0.29
LBP26,224
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA434
|
$0.43
LBP38,693
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA334
|
$0.29
LBP25,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA156
|
$0.38
LBP33,600
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
$3.51
LBP314,528
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
$65.22
LBP5,841,016
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,127,103,233
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
$13.50
LBP1,209,090
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$50.62
LBP4,534,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
$485.94
LBP43,521,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
$247.12
LBP22,132,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
$178.38
LBP15,976,323
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
$230.00
LBP20,599,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,403,892
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA736
|
$3.00
LBP268,687
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
$1.74
LBP155,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
$2.29
LBP205,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
$40.17
LBP3,597,417
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
$6.75
LBP604,545
|
|
pay 80.3% more for clothing
Niger
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$59.34
LBP5,314,959
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$54.29
LBP4,861,950
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$95.60
LBP8,561,724
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$96.43
LBP8,636,359
|
|
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