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Tajikistan vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 11.9% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 90.4% more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP629,694	$5.61 TJS61.51	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP687,176	$7.97 TJS87.36	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,966	$0.59 TJS6.49	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,651	$0.28 TJS3.08	-75.2%
Average			-38.3%

Lebanon vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP56,032	$0.57 TJS6.26	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP373,693	$4.28 TJS46.88	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP499,650	$3.05 TJS33.37	-45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP194,757	$1.47 TJS16.16	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP294,942	$1.88 TJS20.65	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,514	$0.54 TJS5.96	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,208	$0.88 TJS9.64	+118.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,989	$1.09 TJS11.97	+251.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP40,021	$0.36 TJS3.95	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,494	$0.30 TJS3.23	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,368	$0.21 TJS2.26	-47.5%
Average			+15.1%

Lebanon vs. Tajikistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP314,007	$3.19 TJS34.92	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,746,721	$4.68 TJS51.26	-93.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,361,352,412	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,146,943	$3.11 TJS34.09	-75.6%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,867,356	$23.95 TJS262.43	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,448,987	$365.06 TJS4,000.31	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,910,741	$230.24 TJS2,523.01	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,499,424	$35.90 TJS393.35	-77.7%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 90.4% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,815,856	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP274,866,418	$10,076.23 TJS110,415.60	+229.8%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP269,869	$1.12 TJS12.30	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,917	$1.61 TJS17.68	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,913	$2.34 TJS25.63	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,545,777	$30.25 TJS331.46	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP607,205	$4.68 TJS51.26	-30.7%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,088,152	$24.79 TJS271.66	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,204,613	$36.11 TJS395.70	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,386,549	$76.71 TJS840.60	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,353,083	$38.36 TJS420.30	-58.7%
Average			-42.6%

Lebanon vs. Tajikistan - 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: January 2025

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