Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 13.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$6.00
LBP538,397
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$7.00
LBP628,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.51
LBP135,823
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$0.98
LBP87,739
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$0.56
LBP49,976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$3.99
LBP357,600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$5.67
LBP508,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$1.89
LBP169,549
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$3.02
LBP270,856
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$0.53
LBP47,571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.41
LBP36,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.29
LBP26,274
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.43
LBP38,766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.29
LBP25,575
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.38
LBP33,664
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$3.51
LBP315,127
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$65.22
LBP5,852,147
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,131,156,740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$13.50
LBP1,211,394
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$50.62
LBP4,542,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$485.94
LBP43,604,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$247.12
LBP22,174,384
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$178.38
LBP16,006,769
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$230.00
LBP20,638,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,928,715
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$3.00
LBP269,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$1.74
LBP156,241
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.29
LBP205,488
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$40.17
LBP3,604,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$6.75
LBP605,697
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$59.34
LBP5,325,088
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$54.29
LBP4,871,215
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$95.60
LBP8,578,039
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$96.43
LBP8,652,817
|
|
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