Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Lebanon

Beirut vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 86.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 47.0% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 69.0% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 77.4% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$12.00 LBP1M	+146.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$10.00 LBP896K	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$2.33 LBP209K	+285.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$0.87 LBP78,113	+147.7%
Average			+132.9%

Dushanbe vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$0.88 LBP78,624	+42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.54 LBP496K	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$7.42 LBP664K	+80.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$3.57 LBP320K	+97.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$4.81 LBP431K	+145.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$1.39 LBP124K	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$0.76 LBP68,245	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.75 LBP66,945	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$0.68 LBP60,933	+20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.56 LBP50,168	+102.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.71 LBP63,835	+278.4%
Average			+47.0%

Dushanbe vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$4.04 LBP362K	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$77.50 LBP7M	+138.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+229.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$23.00 LBP2M	+524.4%
Average			+107.5%

Dushanbe vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.0% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$37.98 LBP3M	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$943.80 LBP85M	+50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$496.60 LBP44M	+40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$177.50 LBP16M	+243.3%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$681.75 LBP61M	+717.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+87.4%
Average			+291.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$5.00 LBP448K	+319.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$4.54 LBP407K	+154.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$3.00 LBP269K	-20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$85.00 LBP8M	+86.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$10.00 LBP896K	+84.6%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 77.4% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$67.62 LBP6M	+177.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$49.29 LBP4M	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$138.89 LBP12M	+78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$120.00 LBP11M	+113.0%
Average			+77.4%

Dushanbe vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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