Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.4% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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