Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 55.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 34.7% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
|
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