Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 56.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,265.00	$7.00 LBP625,867	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,113.78	$7.64 LBP683,000	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT470.03	$1.59 LBP142,097	+74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT254.17	$1.13 LBP101,033	+129.3%
Average			+53.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT203.94	$0.62 LBP55,691	+57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,339.40	$4.15 LBP371,422	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,089.92	$5.55 LBP496,613	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT785.85	$2.17 LBP193,573	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,074.53	$3.28 LBP293,149	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT301.68	$0.57 LBP51,201	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT426.24	$0.40 LBP35,988	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT441.15	$0.31 LBP27,819	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT424.86	$0.44 LBP39,778	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT117.45	$0.32 LBP28,321	+39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.10	$0.39 LBP35,153	+96.7%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT950.07	$3.49 LBP312,098	+89.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,602.21	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	+408.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,155,334.88	$26,250.00 LBP2,347,001,233	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,853.43	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	+130.4%
Average			+162.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,971.19	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	+175.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT178,191.92	$494.12 LBP44,178,847	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT127,929.29	$254.69 LBP22,771,500	+2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,788.23	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	+342.4%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT105,662.83	$209.17 LBP18,701,502	+2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,886,006.16	$3,055.56 LBP273,195,911	-45.4%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT615.37	$3.00 LBP268,229	+151.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,016.31	$1.90 LBP169,878	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT997.43	$2.00 LBP178,819	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT19,177.28	$39.42 LBP3,524,227	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,301.49	$6.75 LBP603,515	+51.2%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,553.14	$56.56 LBP5,057,229	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,294.23	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT50,064.09	$93.23 LBP8,335,580	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,606.86	$92.86 LBP8,302,317	+15.1%
Average			+6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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