Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 70.2% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$6.00
LBP536,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.56
LBP49,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$3.99
LBP356,615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.67
LBP507,459
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.89
LBP169,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.02
LBP270,110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.53
LBP47,440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.41
LBP36,673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.29
LBP26,202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.43
LBP38,659
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.29
LBP25,504
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.38
LBP33,571
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.51
LBP314,260
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,287,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$485.94
LBP43,484,493
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$247.12
LBP22,113,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$178.38
LBP15,962,683
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$230.00
LBP20,581,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,168,752
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.74
LBP155,811
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$40.17
LBP3,594,345
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$6.75
LBP604,029
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$59.34
LBP5,310,421
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$95.60
LBP8,554,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,985
|
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