Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 8.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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