Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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