Cost of living comparison

Cote d'Ivoire

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 8.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Lebanon

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA1,971	$7.00 LBP627,239	+114.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.21 F CFA6,159	$7.64 LBP684,497	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 F CFA455	$1.59 LBP142,409	+110.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 F CFA471	$1.13 LBP101,254	+44.8%
Average			+61.1%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 F CFA374	$0.62 LBP55,813	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.52 F CFA4,533	$4.15 LBP372,237	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.66 F CFA5,829	$5.55 LBP497,702	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 F CFA1,300	$2.17 LBP193,998	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 F CFA1,788	$3.28 LBP293,792	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 F CFA955	$0.57 LBP51,313	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA274	$0.40 LBP36,067	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 F CFA343	$0.31 LBP27,880	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 F CFA423	$0.44 LBP39,865	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 F CFA422	$0.32 LBP28,383	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 F CFA533	$0.39 LBP35,230	-55.5%
Average			-31.2%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 F CFA3,208	$3.49 LBP312,782	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 F CFA27,101	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,410.06 F CFA17,738,708	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.54 F CFA8,771	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	-12.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.27 F CFA29,117	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.41 F CFA490,004	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.38 F CFA175,745	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.65 F CFA81,820	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+18.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.79 F CFA119,901	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	+5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,968.24 F CFA1,790,296	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	+2.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA591	$3.00 LBP268,817	+206.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 F CFA1,433	$1.90 LBP170,251	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 F CFA739	$2.00 LBP179,211	+63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.48 F CFA45,525	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$6.75 LBP604,838	-17.4%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.53 F CFA44,347	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.74 F CFA31,207	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.47 F CFA44,314	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.65 F CFA67,341	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	-16.8%
Average			-0.3%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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