Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 86.1% more for housing
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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