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Lebanon vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 73.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 42.7% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Lebanon

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Lebanon. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.66 LBP684,169	+155.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$8.00 LBP714,522	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.63 LBP145,385	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.76 LBP68,103	-14.0%
Average			+44.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.60 LBP53,699	-9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.95 LBP352,609	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.56 LBP496,610	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.33 LBP208,328	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.54 LBP316,225	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.68 LBP61,124	-62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.46 LBP40,766	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.41 LBP36,360	+26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.46 LBP41,477	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.33 LBP29,389	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.45 LBP40,127	-39.2%
Average			-25.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$3.44 LBP306,966	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.50 LBP6,475,359
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+139.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+48.8%
Average			+52.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.7% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-78.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+26.2%
Average			-42.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$248.75 LBP22,217,182
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$4.00 LBP357,261	+166.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.89 LBP258,327	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.52 LBP225,521	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.25 LBP736,851
Average			+50.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+434.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+525.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+409.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+77.9%
Average			+361.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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