Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 56.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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