Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 12.2% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 40.6% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Kazakhstan

The cost of childcare and groceries in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$8.27 KZT4,167.78	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$6.04 KZT3,042.80	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.91 KZT459.31	-42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.49 KZT248.37	-56.4%
Average			-25.5%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$0.40 KZT199.29	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$4.54 KZT2,286.07	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$4.05 KZT2,042.28	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$1.52 KZT767.94	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$2.08 KZT1,050.03	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$0.58 KZT294.80	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$0.83 KZT416.52	+105.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$0.86 KZT431.09	+174.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$0.82 KZT415.17	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.23 KZT114.77	-28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.20 KZT100.75	-49.2%
Average			+15.5%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$1.84 KZT928.41	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$14.74 KZT7,428.91	-80.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$21,631.50 KZT10,901,034.60	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$5.53 KZT2,788.39	-56.6%
Average			-50.4%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$11.58 KZT5,835.07	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$345.54 KZT174,129.80	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$248.07 KZT125,012.97	-2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$36.43 KZT18,359.93	-77.4%
Average			-43.5%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of housing

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pay 40.6% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$204.89 KZT103,254.11	-2.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$5,596.30 KZT2,820,215.92	+83.2%
Average			+40.6%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.19 KZT601.34	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$1.97 KZT993.14	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$1.93 KZT974.69	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$37.19 KZT18,740.11	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$4.46 KZT2,249.03	-33.9%
Average			-19.9%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$70.88 KZT35,719.86	+25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$43.23 KZT21,786.01	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$97.08 KZT48,922.81	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$80.68 KZT40,658.38	-13.1%
Average			-2.2%

Lebanon vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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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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