Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 77.7% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.9% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 97.8% more in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tajikistan, you would:

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pay 93.9% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$8.50 LBP761K	+74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.50 LBP851K	+75.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.91 LBP171K	+234.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.87 LBP78,113	+157.6%
Average			+93.9%

Tajikistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.85 LBP75,881	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.54 LBP496K	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$6.12 LBP548K	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.38 LBP214K	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$3.88 LBP347K	+122.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$1.39 LBP124K	+82.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$0.76 LBP68,245	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.75 LBP66,945	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$0.45 LBP40,622	+11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.42 LBP37,271	+67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.71 LBP63,835	+314.4%
Average			+39.4%

Tajikistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
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	$18.00 LBP2M	+388.7%
Average			+102.5%

Tajikistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$30.24 LBP3M	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$671.90 LBP60M	+49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$348.30 LBP31M	+22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$177.50 LBP16M	+305.3%
Average			+61.6%

Tajikistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
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	$7,021.88 LBP629M	+23.6%
Average			+217.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$5.00 LBP448K	+319.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$4.27 LBP382K	+150.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$3.00 LBP269K	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$62.50 LBP6M	+70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$10.00 LBP896K	+105.1%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 97.8% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$67.62 LBP6M	+198.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$49.29 LBP4M	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$138.89 LBP12M	+116.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$120.00 LBP11M	+113.0%
Average			+97.8%

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