Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 6.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cote d'Ivoire or Lebanon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.