Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 75.8% more expensive than Tanzania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 3.8% more in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 87.4% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 83.6% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 31.0% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.5% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Lebanon
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Lebanon are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,158.65
|
$7.00
LBP625,840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,692.46
|
$7.64
LBP682,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,532.78
|
$1.59
LBP142,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS753.90
|
$1.13
LBP101,028
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,782.42
|
$0.62
LBP55,689
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS9,349.84
|
$4.15
LBP371,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS11,152.18
|
$5.55
LBP496,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,150.79
|
$2.17
LBP193,565
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,787.31
|
$3.28
LBP293,136
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,745.57
|
$0.57
LBP51,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS943.41
|
$0.40
LBP35,986
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS849.24
|
$0.31
LBP27,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS871.45
|
$0.44
LBP39,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS749.33
|
$0.32
LBP28,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,237.33
|
$0.39
LBP35,152
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,550.44
|
$3.49
LBP312,085
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS48,183.22
|
$75.00
LBP6,705,430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS39,005,464.80
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,346,900,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS26,534.73
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,923
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS147,761.88
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,808
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS713,207.68
|
$494.12
LBP44,176,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS583,798.97
|
$254.69
LBP22,770,521
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS98,613.42
|
$161.18
LBP14,410,684
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS581,825.46
|
$209.17
LBP18,700,698
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS15,249,974.14
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,184,165
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,890.99
|
$3.00
LBP268,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,326.92
|
$1.90
LBP169,871
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,416.80
|
$2.00
LBP178,811
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS89,701.64
|
$39.42
LBP3,524,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,996.08
|
$6.75
LBP603,489
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS28,183.36
|
$56.56
LBP5,057,011
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS53,632.51
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,760
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS111,280.30
|
$93.23
LBP8,335,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS94,973.39
|
$92.86
LBP8,301,960
|
|
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