Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.72
|
$6.00
LBP540,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.69
|
$7.00
LBP630,354
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.14
|
$1.51
LBP136,304
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.77
|
$0.98
LBP88,049
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.21
|
$0.56
LBP50,153
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.78
|
$3.99
LBP358,866
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.69
|
$5.67
LBP510,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.58
|
$1.89
LBP170,150
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.11
|
$3.02
LBP271,815
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.52
|
$0.53
LBP47,739
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.94
|
$0.41
LBP36,904
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.48
|
$0.29
LBP26,367
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.25
|
$0.43
LBP38,903
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.29
LBP25,665
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.14
|
$0.38
LBP33,783
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.11
|
$3.51
LBP316,243
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.83
|
$65.22
LBP5,872,859
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,986.88
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,138,699,624
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.21
|
$13.50
LBP1,215,682
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS250.03
|
$50.62
LBP4,558,807
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,089.69
|
$485.94
LBP43,758,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,091.74
|
$247.12
LBP22,252,867
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS525.46
|
$178.38
LBP16,063,422
|
|
pay 32.7% more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,009.24
|
$230.00
LBP20,711,617
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,595.74
|
$3,075.00
LBP276,905,320
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.72
|
$3.00
LBP270,152
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.93
|
$1.74
LBP156,794
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.42
|
$2.29
LBP206,216
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS356.53
|
$40.17
LBP3,617,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.83
|
$6.75
LBP607,841
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS317.42
|
$59.34
LBP5,343,935
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS377.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,888,456
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS800.88
|
$95.60
LBP8,608,400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS561.59
|
$96.43
LBP8,683,442
|
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