Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 74.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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