Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 41.9% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% less in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 15.5% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 4.5% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.5% more in Lebanon
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Lebanon. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
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