Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
|
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