Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 18.1% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
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Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
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pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
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pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
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