Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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