Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 8.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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