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:

pay 53.6% less for restaurants

 
Lebanon
Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.00
LBP625,780
$2.90
TZS7,706.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP682,905
$5.96
TZS15,817.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP142,078
$0.62
TZS1,650.12

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

 
Lebanon
Tanzania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
LBP55,684
$0.72
TZS1,918.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
LBP371,371
$3.79
TZS10,065.57
Milk (1 gallon) $5.55
LBP496,544
$4.52
TZS12,005.88

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pay 26.7% less for transportation

 
Lebanon
Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP312,055
$4.28
TZS11,358.08
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,704,785
$19.55
TZS51,871.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,250.00
LBP2,346,674,613
$15,823.72
TZS41,991,350.70

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $494.12
LBP44,172,699
$289.33
TZS767,804.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $254.69
LBP22,768,331
$236.84
TZS628,489.05

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,055.56
LBP273,157,891
$6,186.60
TZS16,417,366.53

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
LBP169,855
$2.16
TZS5,734.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP178,794
$1.79
TZS4,754.90

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,172,262
$21.76
TZS57,738.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.23
LBP8,334,420
$45.14
TZS119,798.85

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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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