Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 94.3% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS65,095.51	$10.00 LBP894,793	+98.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,800.00	$7.64 LBP683,533	+91.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,414.70	$1.59 LBP142,208	+177.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,205.76	$1.13 LBP101,112	+356.5%
Average			+181.0%

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,322.78	$0.91 LBP81,830	+87.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,298.63	$5.48 LBP489,899	+53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,526.77	$6.19 LBP553,671	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,765.41	$2.72 LBP243,089	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,699.08	$3.84 LBP343,232	+118.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,906.74	$0.69 LBP61,894	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,939.20	$0.56 LBP49,709	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,541.74	$0.41 LBP36,741	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,381.52	$0.47 LBP41,737	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,785.41	$0.39 LBP35,040	+82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,242.78	$0.44 LBP39,245	+153.2%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,794.48	$3.49 LBP312,345	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,759.25	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	+600.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS239,377,747.29	$30,000.00 LBP2,684,380,464	+62.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,173.75	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	+321.5%
Average			+244.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Tashkent	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,850.76	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	+150.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,502,633.31	$738.24 LBP66,056,813	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,383,331.95	$359.38 LBP32,156,641	-13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS413,214.76	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	+405.1%
Average			+138.6%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,801,892.64	$283.33 LBP25,352,482	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,718,401.83	$4,111.11 LBP367,859,545	-56.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,101.77	$3.00 LBP268,438	+157.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,336.80	$2.80 LBP250,542	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,900.00	$2.00 LBP178,959
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS611,124.09	$59.33 LBP5,309,108	+25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,750.00	$7.00 LBP626,355	+40.0%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Tashkent	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS693,540.51	$78.12 LBP6,990,574	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS716,313.67	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,322,863.47	$103.12 LBP9,227,558	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,744,510.54	$110.71 LBP9,906,642	-17.8%
Average			+8.4%

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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: April 2025

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