Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 15.3% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 26.7% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 57.6% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 63.1% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,780	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,905	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,078	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,019	$0.31 TZS811.62	-72.9%
Average			-53.6%

Lebanon vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,684	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,371	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,544	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,547	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,108	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,194	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	+94.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,983	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.34 TZS914.25	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,773	$0.35 TZS938.16	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.30 TZS806.70	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	+27.7%
Average			+3.8%

Lebanon vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,055	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,674,613	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,813	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	-15.6%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,533	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,172,699	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,768,331	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,298	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	-75.2%
Average			-8.9%

Lebanon vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 57.6% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,899	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	+12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,157,891	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53	+102.5%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,191	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,855	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,794	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,737	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,431	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	-15.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 63.1% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,525	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	-79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,262	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,420	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	-51.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,162	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	-58.5%
Average			-63.1%

Lebanon vs. Tanzania - 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: March 2025

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