Cost of living comparison

 Tanzania
compared to
 Lebanon
Lebanon vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

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.

Lebanon vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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