Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 16.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
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