Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 77.4% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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