Cost of living comparison

 Senegal
compared to
 Lebanon
Lebanon vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 4.4% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries
pay 36.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation
pay 27.7% more in Lebanon
Housing
pay 9.5% less in Lebanon
Childcare
pay 35.5% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.7% less in Lebanon
Clothing
pay 14.0% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Senegal. Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Senegal, you would:

pay 19.7% more for restaurants

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA3,912
$7.00
LBP627,070
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,379
$7.64
LBP684,312
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA554
$1.59
LBP142,370

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA330
$0.62
LBP55,798
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA4,037
$4.15
LBP372,136
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA6,320
$5.55
LBP497,568

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,665
$3.49
LBP312,698
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA14,669
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA16,135,598
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114

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pay 9.5% less for housing

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA29,077
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA558,188
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA195,583
$254.69
LBP22,815,257

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA149,132
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA4,068,127
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,467
$3.00
LBP268,744
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,532
$1.90
LBP170,205
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA880
$2.00
LBP179,163

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

 
Senegal
Lebanon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA35,205
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA22,492
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA52,808
$93.23
LBP8,351,597

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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