Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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