Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 12.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
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