Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 67.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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