Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 85.4% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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