Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 9.5% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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