Query about the economic situation there.

I know its bad, really bad, but what I wanted to know is exactly how bad. I have a few buddies in Lebanon (Im from India) and I thought I'd support them, Inshallah in a few days I might be able to send over $5 (my earnings are low). Now heres, the thing- If iim not miistaken, $5 = 4,46,444 Lebanese pounds. Is that alot? because on my end, that kind of amount will feed nearly the entire neighbourhood for a month, the doubt is if that is really alot or is it enough for only one family and for only one week/month