Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 94.7% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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