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 CFA2,055
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA474
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA491
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA996
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA357
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA441
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA556
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
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 CFA30,360
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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