Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.65
SOS1,519
$7.00
LBP628,693
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.67
SOS2,675
$7.64
LBP686,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
SOS463
$1.59
LBP142,739

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.97
SOS557
$0.62
LBP55,943
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.96
SOS1,123
$4.15
LBP373,099
Milk (1 gallon) $5.93
SOS3,400
$5.55
LBP498,856

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
SOS2,363
$3.49
LBP313,507
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SOS14,331
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.62
SOS17,555
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $160.00
SOS91,717
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $93.33
SOS53,502
$254.69
LBP22,874,321

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.21
SOS31,647
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $742.50
SOS425,624
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
SOS4,013
$3.00
LBP269,440
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
SOS709
$1.90
LBP170,645
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.34
SOS771
$2.00
LBP179,627

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Lebanon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.61
SOS10,668
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.11
SOS13,248
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$25.89
SOS14,840
$93.23
LBP8,373,218

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