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
AFN164
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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