Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,174.57
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,222.20
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,643.31
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,331.61
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,176.72
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,710.83
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,607.16
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,584.68
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,380.98
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,781.67
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,933.37
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,039.29
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,327.85
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,843.91
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,309.40
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,554.67
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,433.89
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS170,675,596.64
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,441.57
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,295.36
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,624,074.72
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,281,549.59
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS421,533.45
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,811,891.41
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,434,424.75
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 95.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,870.92
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,334.22
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,605.63
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS547,674.88
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,891.87
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS686,903.45
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS751,219.87
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,338.34
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,379,692.56
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
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