Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 39.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$0.62
LBP55,684
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$4.15
LBP371,376
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$5.55
LBP496,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$2.17
LBP193,549
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$3.28
LBP293,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$0.57
LBP51,194
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.40
LBP35,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$0.31
LBP27,816
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$0.44
LBP39,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$0.32
LBP28,318
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$0.39
LBP35,149
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$3.49
LBP312,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,346,707,522
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$494.12
LBP44,173,318
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$254.69
LBP22,768,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$209.17
LBP18,699,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,161,722
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$1.90
LBP169,857
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$39.42
LBP3,523,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$6.75
LBP603,439
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$56.56
LBP5,056,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$93.23
LBP8,334,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$92.86
LBP8,301,278
|
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