Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 62.6% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,967
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,398
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA407
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,390
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,549
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,235
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,910
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,672
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,918
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,346
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,733
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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