Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 20.7% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
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Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.33
UZS4,223.47
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$0.54
UZS6,866.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$4.19
UZS53,579.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$1.85
UZS23,592.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$615.96
UZS7,871,636.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$401.33
UZS5,128,883.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$34.74
UZS443,954.60
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$262.64
UZS3,356,440.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$49.09
UZS627,398.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.77
UZS60,951.81
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$54.75
UZS699,679.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$57.42
UZS733,797.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$99.12
UZS1,266,683.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$121.63
UZS1,554,343.04
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