Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.6 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
|
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