Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 91.0% more expensive than Benin overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 0.7% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 54.9% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 23.3% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.1% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0 times more in Lebanon
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Lebanon. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,090
|
$7.00
LBP629,694
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,135
|
$7.64
LBP687,176
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA439
|
$1.59
LBP142,966
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA324
|
$1.13
LBP101,651
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA801
|
$0.62
LBP56,032
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,787
|
$4.15
LBP373,693
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,550
|
$5.55
LBP499,650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,235
|
$2.17
LBP194,757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,553
|
$3.28
LBP294,942
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA751
|
$0.57
LBP51,514
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA379
|
$0.40
LBP36,208
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA316
|
$0.31
LBP27,989
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA442
|
$0.44
LBP40,021
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA395
|
$0.32
LBP28,494
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA442
|
$0.39
LBP35,368
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,400
|
$3.49
LBP314,007
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,746,721
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,250.00
LBP2,361,352,412
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,525
|
$12.75
LBP1,146,943
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA33,315
|
$31.88
LBP2,867,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA113,923
|
$494.12
LBP44,448,987
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA83,613
|
$254.69
LBP22,910,741
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA119,886
|
$161.18
LBP14,499,424
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA130,645
|
$209.17
LBP18,815,856
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,832,266
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,866,418
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA627
|
$3.00
LBP269,869
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,613
|
$1.90
LBP170,917
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,359
|
$2.00
LBP179,913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA35,274
|
$39.42
LBP3,545,777
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,442
|
$6.75
LBP607,205
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,452
|
$56.56
LBP5,088,152
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
$57.86
LBP5,204,613
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
$93.23
LBP8,386,549
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,742
|
$92.86
LBP8,353,083
|
|
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