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Lebanon vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 56.9% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 69.3% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 60.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Lebanon

The cost of childcare and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Lebanon. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$7.66 LBP684,169	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$8.00 LBP714,522	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.63 LBP145,385	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.76 LBP68,103	-4.7%
Average			-38.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.3% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.60 LBP53,699	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$3.95 LBP352,609	-80.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$5.56 LBP496,610	-69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$2.33 LBP208,328	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.54 LBP316,225	-58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$0.68 LBP61,124	-72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.46 LBP40,766	-88.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.41 LBP36,360	-88.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.46 LBP41,477	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.33 LBP29,389	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.45 LBP40,127	-44.5%
Average			-69.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.44 LBP306,966	+111.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+745.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+64.7%
Average			+221.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.9% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	-68.1%
Average			-60.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+988.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-84.1%
Average			+452.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of childcare

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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$4.00 LBP357,261	-22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$2.89 LBP258,327	-59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$2.52 LBP225,521	-90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$8.25 LBP736,851	-42.2%
Average			-58.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	-66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-52.1%
Average			-48.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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