Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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