Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 39.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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