Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 33.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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