Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 12.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Transportation
-
pay 9.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Housing
-
pay 28.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Childcare
-
pay 4.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
$3.27
F CFA1,956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
$10.21
F CFA6,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
$0.75
F CFA451
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
$0.78
F CFA467
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
$0.62
F CFA372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
$7.52
F CFA4,498
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
$9.66
F CFA5,784
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
$2.16
F CFA1,290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
$2.96
F CFA1,774
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
$1.58
F CFA948
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
$0.45
F CFA272
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
$0.57
F CFA340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
$0.70
F CFA420
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
$0.70
F CFA418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
$0.88
F CFA529
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
$5.32
F CFA3,184
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
$44.93
F CFA26,893
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
$29,410.06
F CFA17,602,471
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
$14.54
F CFA8,703
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
$48.27
F CFA28,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
$812.41
F CFA486,241
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
$291.38
F CFA174,395
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
$135.65
F CFA81,192
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
$198.79
F CFA118,980
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,776,546
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
$0.98
F CFA587
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
$2.38
F CFA1,422
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
$1.23
F CFA733
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
$75.48
F CFA45,175
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
$8.17
F CFA4,890
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
$73.53
F CFA44,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
$51.74
F CFA30,967
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
$73.47
F CFA43,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
$111.65
F CFA66,824
|
|
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